Edmondson Mountain
Edmondson Mountain rises to 830 m in North Carolina. Graybeard Mountain stands 1,635 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hicks Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 3.5 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 830 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 1.5 mi
- Catawba Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 1.6 mi
- Davids Falls: 2.0 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lindley Park: 2.1 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 4.0 mi
- Waterfall Park: 5.3 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 5.6 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Major Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Kitsuma Peak: 2.9 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 3.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 3.9 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 10.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 6.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 3.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 5.9 mi
- Historic Carson House: 11.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 12.2 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 3.2 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 11.4 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 12.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 16.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 6.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 14.3 mi
- Wake: 18.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 18.8 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 18.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.0 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 4.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 24.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Worlds Edge: 13.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Boat beach: 22.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edmondson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graybeard Mountain | NW 326° | 1,635 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Slaty | NW 325° | 1,597 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Slaty | NW 322° | 1,524 m | 7.3 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | NNW 344° | 1,471 m | 7.5 mi |
| Walker's Knob | NW 325° | 1,455 m | 6.8 mi |
| Forked Ridge Knob | NW 316° | 1,375 m | 7.0 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 320° | 1,328 m | 7.4 mi |
| High Windy | WSW 256° | 1,321 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801583
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