Covington Mountain
Covington Mountain rises to 612 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Paine Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 612 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 27 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 28 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 29 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Paine Mountain: 0.8 mi
- No Business Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Printers Knob: 1.7 mi
- Camp Knob: 1.9 mi
- Benn Knob: 1.9 mi
- Casar Park: 4.5 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 5.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 6.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 7.6 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 10.5 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.4 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.5 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.7 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 15.1 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 1.5 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 2.1 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 3.6 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 4.3 mi
- Caboose: 15.3 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 17.7 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.4 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 18.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.8 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.0 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 17.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 23.2 mi
- Martin Luther: 24.2 mi
- Fox Den: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.6 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Covington Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 319° | 918 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNW 329° | 907 m | 5.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 321° | 905 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 326° | 901 m | 5.8 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 344° | 886 m | 6.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | NE 51° | 882 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NNW 342° | 874 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNW 345° | 870 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019814 — Covington Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807088
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 24 mi
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