Cove Mountain
Cove Mountain rises to 674 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sally Queen Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 674 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 25 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 25 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Squire Knob: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.3 mi
- Skull Knob: 1.8 mi
- Devils Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- High Peak: 2.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.7 mi
- Casar Park: 8.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 8.8 mi
- Simpson Field: 9.9 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 0.3 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 2.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.0 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 3.5 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.8 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 11.8 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 11.9 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 15.2 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 14.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.7 mi
- Wild Percussion: 14.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 12.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 18.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 19.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 19.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.9 mi
- Boat beach: 14.0 mi
- Fox Den: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNW 347° | 918 m | 2.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | N 9° | 907 m | 2.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | N 349° | 905 m | 2.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | N 2° | 901 m | 2.6 mi |
| Walker Top | NNE 19° | 886 m | 4.6 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 102° | 882 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NE 42° | 874 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NE 53° | 870 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019812 — Cove Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807086
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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