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Crawford Mountain

Crawford Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crawford Mountain rises to 933 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
933 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.12817, -82.75068

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • East Fork Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Batson Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Whitmire Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Reece Place Falls: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 4.4 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 6.7 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 7.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 7.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 10.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 12.0 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Devil's Kitchen: 7.1 mi
  • M1: 7.2 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.2 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.4 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 17.2 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Brevard Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.0 mi
  • English Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 19.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • South: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
  • North Beach: 22.1 mi
  • South Beach: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Crawford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNE 49°1,119 m5.1 mi
Sassafras MountainSSW 199°1,087 m4.6 mi
Slick Rock MountainNE 46°1,086 m4.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainS 189°1,063 m5.5 mi
Middle MountainE 82°1,044 m3.2 mi
Indian Camp MountainSW 219°1,027 m3.8 mi
Coldbranch MountainESE 117°1,016 m4.8 mi
Slicking MountainSE 129°1,013 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019851 — Crawford Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807119

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