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Elk Lodge Mountain

Elk Lodge Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Lodge Mountain rises to 858 m in North Carolina. South Spring Top stands 1,405 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31623273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
858 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.26400, -82.72679

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Franklin Park: 2.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Laughing Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Warrior Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Bambi Falls: 2.7 mi
  • King Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Brevard Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Camp John Rock: 3.9 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.4 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 10.5 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 12.4 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
Attractions: 16
  • M1: 2.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 19.0 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 21.5 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 23.0 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 23.3 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 23.4 mi
Museums: 13
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.7 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 13.9 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 15.5 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Elk Lodge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Spring TopNW 307°1,405 m7.0 mi
Black MountainN 355°1,307 m4.4 mi
Rich MountainNNW 335°1,247 m5.9 mi
Clawhammer MountainN 350°1,241 m5.0 mi
Cedar Rock MountainW 263°1,236 m4.2 mi
Buckwheat KnobNNW 329°1,222 m5.7 mi
Looking Glass RockNW 306°1,209 m4.7 mi
Kagle MountainWSW 245°1,178 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020124 — Elk Lodge Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807281

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