Doe Hill Mountain
Doe Hill Mountain rises to 1,242 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,613 m to the west-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Knobs, a peak 1.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Doe Hill Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located northwest of Linville Falls. Though the mountain itself is undeveloped, it is flanked on all sides by tree farms and the following roads: US 221 to the east, NC 194 to the north, US 19E to the west and Brushy Creek Road (SR-1101) to the south. Pink Ridge form from the northern side of the mountain. The mountain generates feeder streams to the North Toe River.
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Wikidata Q16991906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,242 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 1.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Little Parkway
- 12.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 1 mi
- Camp Creek Overlook (MP 315.6) · 3 mi
- Upper Falls Overlook · 3 mi
- Plunge Basin Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Three Knobs: 1.2 mi
- Mullin Hill: 1.7 mi
- Humpback Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Gusher Knob: 2.1 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.5 mi
- Duggers Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper Linville Falls: 2.9 mi
- Linville Falls: 3.0 mi
- Mill Falls: 3.4 mi
- Brushy Ridge Falls: 3.8 mi
- Green Valley Community Center: 2.4 mi
- Crossnore Town Park: 4.5 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Central (Pocket) Park: 6.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.6 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 6.6 mi
- The Market on Oak: 6.6 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 6.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.6 mi
- Linville Caverns: 4.1 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 8.1 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 9.9 mi
- Stack Rock: 11.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 12.3 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 7.6 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 8.4 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 9.2 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 11.3 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 9.2 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 12.1 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 18.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Terrace garden: 16.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 23.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 10.9 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.2 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 15.7 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 10.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 10.4 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 24.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 7.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 6.5 mi
- Boat beach: 16.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.2 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Doe Hill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,613 m | 4.9 mi |
| Big Bald | WNW 283° | 1,613 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Bald | W 278° | 1,510 m | 5.6 mi |
| Spear Tops | NW 304° | 1,481 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Knob | W 280° | 1,456 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Haw Mountain | N 6° | 1,425 m | 7.3 mi |
| White Rocks | WNW 293° | 1,418 m | 5.0 mi |
| Burleson Bald | W 279° | 1,414 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807199
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- Elizabethton · 29 mi
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