Elliot Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 653 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 10.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 14.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 13 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Ledbetter Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sandy Knob: 1.6 mi
- Redcove Lump: 1.7 mi
- Pennycove Lump: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.4 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 9.5 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 10.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 16.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.2 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 9.3 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 14.4 mi
- 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
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 15.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 17.2 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 20.7 mi
- 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
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 15.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 15.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 14.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Boat beach: 17.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Elliot Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | W 260° | 1,049 m | 8.4 mi |
| Long Ridge | NNW 340° | 941 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | WSW 258° | 929 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ditney Knob | W 262° | 898 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WNW 286° | 839 m | 2.8 mi |
| Edmondson Mountain | WNW 287° | 830 m | 8.5 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | SW 225° | 819 m | 7.9 mi |
| Flint Knob | WSW 253° | 778 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 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, 8 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 27 mi
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