Duncan Mountain
Duncan Mountain rises to 976 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Capps Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 976 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 9 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Notch Falls: 1.4 mi
- OMG Falls: 1.5 mi
- Confluence Falls: 1.6 mi
- Jenn's Falls: 1.6 mi
- Bluff Falls: 1.7 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 3.0 mi
- Franklin Park: 8.2 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 8.8 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Capps Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Beckworth Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 2.9 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 4.8 mi
- Jennings Mill: 6.0 mi
- Trestle ruins: 6.0 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 7.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 16.4 mi
- Honey: 16.8 mi
- Softball statue: 18.6 mi
- Doughboy: 18.8 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 20.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.4 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 18.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 15.2 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 15.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 2.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.1 mi
- M1: 8.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 14.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 2.8 mi
- El Lieutenant: 3.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Long Rock: 4.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 21.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 24.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 24.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Duncan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NE 40° | 1,148 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,119 m | 3.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,098 m | 5.9 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,086 m | 4.2 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,044 m | 4.1 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | SW 220° | 1,016 m | 4.6 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | SW 228° | 1,013 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SW 228° | 1,011 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801532
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