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Doughton Mountain

Doughton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Doughton Mountain rises to 1,098 m in North Carolina. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1098 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.54041, -81.11953

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Sam Brown Park: 1.6 mi
  • Crouse Park: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Parkway: 10.3 mi
  • Felts Park: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Incredible Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 8.3 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Widows Falls: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Museums: 6
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 21.2 mi
  • Thunder Road Museum: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Doughton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNW 319°1,418 m11.2 mi
Buck MountainNW 320°1,417 m11.2 mi
Point Lookout MountainNNW 343°1,380 m9.2 mi
The PinnacleNNW 343°1,380 m9.2 mi
Buck Mountain East PeakNW 326°1,356 m10.2 mi
Big RidgeNW 325°1,259 m12.3 mi
Fries KnobNW 317°1,234 m12.2 mi
Catherine KnobSW 225°1,223 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0720:0820:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526069737164544336
Precip in4.53.14.95.45.54.95.24.95.14.54.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 984301 — Doughton Mountain, Alleghany County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357771670

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