Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain rises to 1,044 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hicks Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31621847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1044 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 9.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 7 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hicks Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Major Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.7 mi
- Logan Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Davids Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 2.9 mi
- Catawba Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 3.2 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lindley Park: 5.0 mi
- Waterfall Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 5.3 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Town Square: 5.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 6.2 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 6.7 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.7 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 12.5 mi
- Potato House: 13.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 5.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 16.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 16.9 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 5.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 6.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 14.2 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.1 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.0 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.6 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 14.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 17.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 5.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 13.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 16.7 mi
- Wake: 17.1 mi
- Deco Gecko: 17.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.7 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 13.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 11.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 3.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 9.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.7 mi
- Boat beach: 24.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 228° | 1,341 m | 6.2 mi |
| Jesses High Top | WNW 282° | 1,326 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Windy | W 278° | 1,321 m | 4.9 mi |
| Black Knob | W 271° | 1,291 m | 5.2 mi |
| High Top | WNW 286° | 1,263 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | SW 223° | 1,225 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rocky Head | NNW 344° | 1,225 m | 7.0 mi |
| Boggs Bunion | NNW 343° | 1,185 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807125
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 17 mi
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