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Divide Mountain

Divide Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Divide Mountain rises to 844 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rector Butt, a peak 1.2 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.83788, -82.79347

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
Historic sites: 29
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 6.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 6.7 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 6.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 15
Museums: 12
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 9
  • French Broad Rafting: 3.9 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 19.9 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.0 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 20.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.0 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 9.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 10.2 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Divide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainW 272°1,430 m6.3 mi
Tennessee BluffW 272°1,406 m6.9 mi
Mikes KnobSSW 193°1,378 m7.7 mi
Dick KnobSSW 196°1,345 m6.5 mi
Rich KnobSSW 208°1,295 m5.6 mi
Walnut MountainW 270°1,276 m8.0 mi
Starret KnobS 178°1,269 m4.6 mi
Grassland MountainS 186°1,266 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807187

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