Peak · North Carolina
Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 1,852 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Winter Star Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31622284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1852 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.81623, -82.25429
- 5.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 16.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Winter Star Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cattail Peak: 1.3 mi
- Middle Ridge Bald: 1.4 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Galvladi Falls: 1.5 mi
- Guyot Falls: 1.6 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Toe River Campground: 4.8 mi
- Burnsville Town Square: 7.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 7.8 mi
- Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.4 mi
- Otway Burns: 7.4 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Friends: 7.4 mi
- Stream: 7.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 7.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 7.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 7.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 7.5 mi
- McElroy House: 7.5 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 11.7 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 7.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 10.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.6 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Mountain Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 2.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Rocky Knob: 8.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 9.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 10.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Pinnacle Spring: 7.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 3.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.5 mi
- Boat beach: 21.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | S 190° | 2,038 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Craig | S 189° | 2,023 m | 2.7 mi |
| Balsam Cone | S 183° | 2,007 m | 1.8 mi |
| Big Tom | S 187° | 2,002 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cattail Peak | S 187° | 1,986 m | 1.3 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SSW 198° | 1,981 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SSW 198° | 1,971 m | 5.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | SSW 199° | 1,946 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019940 — Deer Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807163
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