Divide Mountain
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
- 3.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 5.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 4 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 21 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 23 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rector Butt: 1.2 mi
- Slaty Knob: 1.3 mi
- Spring Creek Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Horse Knob: 1.8 mi
- Stafford Knob: 2.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 2.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Needles Falls: 2.7 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 9.5 mi
- Dudley Falls: 9.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.3 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 6.7 mi
- US Constitution: 6.7 mi
- Bill of Rights: 6.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.3 mi
- Berm Park: 21.1 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 21.2 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 21.3 mi
- Passage: 21.4 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 21.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Vann Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 9.8 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 14.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 3.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.0 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 20.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.0 mi
- Ironland: 21.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 10.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 20.6 mi
- 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
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 19.4 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 24.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 20.5 mi
- Wasp: 7.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Divide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | W 272° | 1,430 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | W 272° | 1,406 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mikes Knob | SSW 193° | 1,378 m | 7.7 mi |
| Doggett Knob | SSW 192° | 1,352 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dick Knob | SSW 196° | 1,345 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSW 208° | 1,295 m | 5.6 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 270° | 1,276 m | 8.0 mi |
| Starret Knob | S 178° | 1,269 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807187
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- Asheville · 22 mi
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