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Dan Payne Mountain

Dan Payne Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dan Payne Mountain rises to 911 m in North Carolina. Sandymush Bald stands 1,566 m to the west-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
911 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.75233, -82.72903

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Walnut Island River Park: 4.3 mi
  • Barnard Park: 6.1 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 7.8 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Declaration of Independence: 4.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 4.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 4.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Reems Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Needles Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Italian Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 14.6 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 16.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.9 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Dan Payne Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandymush BaldWSW 240°1,566 m10.0 mi
Little Sandymush BaldWSW 241°1,480 m9.1 mi
Mary KnobW 260°1,440 m10.2 mi
Mikes KnobWSW 254°1,378 m5.6 mi
Big KnobWSW 250°1,357 m10.1 mi
Doggett KnobWSW 247°1,352 m5.9 mi
Dick KnobW 267°1,345 m5.4 mi
Rich KnobW 279°1,295 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357801420

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