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Dehon Mountain

Dehon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dehon Mountain rises to 994 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the north-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31424357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
994 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.14428, -82.69596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Reece Place Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Upper Batson Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Connestee Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Batson Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Middle Batson Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 5.3 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 6.2 mi
  • Franklin Park: 6.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.3 mi
  • Champion Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 7.6 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 9.4 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 9.4 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Brevard Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 17.8 mi
  • English Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Asia Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 4.7 mi
  • M1: 6.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 10.9 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 14.9 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 16.5 mi
Museums: 10
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 6.7 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 15.0 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.7 mi
  • North Beach: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Dehon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNNE1,119 m2.4 mi
Slick Rock MountainN1,086 m2.4 mi
Middle MountainS1,044 m0.7 mi
Coldbranch MountainSSE1,016 m3.5 mi
Slicking MountainS1,013 m3.6 mi
Bradford MountainESE1,011 m2.8 mi
Little Rich MountainE1,008 m5.5 mi
Quillen MountainSSE1,005 m1.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019944 — Dehon Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807168

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