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Elliot Mountain

Elliot Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Elliot Mountain rises to 653 m in North Carolina. Round Mountain stands 1,049 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ledbetter Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31623339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
653 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.55818, -82.07511

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 5.4 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 6.4 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lindley Park: 8.2 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Davids Falls: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
Attractions: 15
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.9 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.9 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.8 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 15.1 mi
  • Globe: 18.8 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 22.7 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.5 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Elliot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 260°1,049 m8.4 mi
Wolf Pen MountainWSW 258°929 m4.2 mi
Ditney KnobW 262°898 m6.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 286°839 m2.8 mi
Edmondson MountainWNW 287°830 m8.5 mi
Youngs MountainSW 225°819 m7.9 mi
Piney MountainNW 325°784 m9.1 mi
Flint KnobWSW 253°778 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 984727 — Elliot Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357772155

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