Earl Mountain
Earl Mountain rises to 436 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Long Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 436 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 27 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 27 mi
- Opera Box · 27 mi
- Devil's Head · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casar Park: 8.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 9.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 9.4 mi
- Volleyball: 9.4 mi
- Activity Field: 9.6 mi
- Jim Long Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Buck Hollow Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.7 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.7 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Bechtler House: 14.0 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 14.2 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 4.4 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.1 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 6.0 mi
- Caboose: 10.7 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 16.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 18.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 14.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 24.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.6 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Globe: 22.6 mi
- Fox Den: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Earl Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | N 9° | 918 m | 7.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | N 9° | 905 m | 7.5 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 13° | 901 m | 7.6 mi |
| Benn Knob | ENE 59° | 882 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNE 31° | 870 m | 7.6 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 15° | 869 m | 6.9 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNW 346° | 861 m | 5.3 mi |
| High Peak | NNE 23° | 829 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 984475 — Earl Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357771802
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 30 mi
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