Peak · North Carolina
Dryman Mountain
Dryman Mountain rises to 781 m in North Carolina. Jones Mountain stands 1,237 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Community Park, a park 1.3 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31622922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 781 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.61205, -82.61541
- 5.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 6.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 16.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 7 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 8 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 8 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westside Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Woodfin Riverside Park: 1.6 mi
- Silver Line Park: 2.0 mi
- Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Geneva Maney Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Richmond Hill: 1.8 mi
- Deaver View Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Spivey Mountain: 2.2 mi
- High Point: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Reems Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.8 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 14.4 mi
- Cascades Falls: 15.4 mi
- Douglas Falls: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Giving Tree Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 3.2 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 3.3 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 3.5 mi
- Anne Penland: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 27
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.6 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
- Italian Garden: 6.1 mi
- Shrub Garden: 6.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 3.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 3.7 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 3.7 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 3.8 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 16
- E. W. Pearson: 2.7 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 3.0 mi
- rooster: 3.2 mi
- Passage: 3.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 16
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 2.7 mi
- Ironland: 3.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 4.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Vann Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 21.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 17.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.4 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 12.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Dryman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Mountain | W 263° | 1,237 m | 8.4 mi |
| Billie Top | WSW 250° | 1,233 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rice Knob | ENE 67° | 1,219 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 253° | 1,186 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peach Knob | ENE 74° | 1,150 m | 7.1 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,122 m | 8.1 mi |
| Stradley Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,119 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hickory Top | SSW 197° | 1,119 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020035 — Dryman Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807241
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