Evans Mountain
Evans Mountain rises to 853 m in South Carolina. Ann Mountain stands 990 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 853 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Exclamation Point · 18 mi
- Devil's Head · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leland Falls: 1.9 mi
- Pacolet Falls: 1.9 mi
- Big Falls: 2.2 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 3.0 mi
- Pearson's Falls: 3.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 3.4 mi
- McCreery Park: 3.5 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.2 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 7.2 mi
- Harmon Field: 7.9 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.6 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.5 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Stanton Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Alec Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Phillips Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.3 mi
- Maria: 12.4 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 16.3 mi
- Honey: 16.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.6 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 19.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 3.5 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 8.2 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.5 mi
- Landrum Depot: 10.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.5 mi
- Southern X793: 9.7 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 10.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.5 mi
- High Rocks: 9.6 mi
- Long Rock: 10.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 18.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 18.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Pavilion 2: 22.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 22.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 19.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Evans Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Mountain | WNW 296° | 990 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 107° | 978 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | WNW 292° | 963 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rush Mountain | WNW 303° | 943 m | 5.6 mi |
| Big Top | WSW 253° | 929 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | WSW 257° | 926 m | 6.0 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | WSW 238° | 924 m | 3.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SE 135° | 922 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357080812
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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