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Ellison Mountain

Ellison Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ellison Mountain rises to 1,355 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31623377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1355 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.31401, -81.73094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 6.5 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 6.9 mi
  • North Street Park: 6.9 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 7.1 mi
  • Watauga River Access: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 7.4 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 7.5 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 9.4 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 10.7 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Hellbenders: 7.1 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 7.1 mi
  • Time and Honor: 7.1 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 7.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 7.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ellison Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainNE 48°1,697 m1.8 mi
Rich MountainE 100°1,633 m0.8 mi
The PeakNE 38°1,573 m7.9 mi
Old Field BaldENE 65°1,506 m5.7 mi
Pine Orchard KnobENE 77°1,490 m4.8 mi
Harmon KnobSE 143°1,466 m2.3 mi
Rittle KnobE 82°1,463 m4.1 mi
Rich MountainSSE 166°1,455 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020140 — Ellison Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807288

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