Farmer Field
Farmer Field rises to 790 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31623603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 790 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 5.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 6.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ramsey Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bruce Knob: 0.8 mi
- Bill Cole Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Frosty Knob: 1.8 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 3.5 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.2 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 5.3 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 5.7 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 6.1 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.2 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Douglas Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 8.0 mi
- Walker Falls: 8.4 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.7 mi
- Swimming Pool: 6.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.8 mi
- Spring House: 6.8 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.8 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 9.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 13.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.7 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 11.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 11.7 mi
- Passage: 11.8 mi
- Wake: 12.2 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 5.4 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 11.5 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.6 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 4.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 10.7 mi
- Ironland: 11.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 13.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.2 mi
- Vann Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 7.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 9.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 13.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.8 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 23.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 13.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
- Overlook Access: 24.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Farmer Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Mountain | SE 126° | 1,626 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSE 149° | 1,500 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | SE 126° | 1,499 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | SE 144° | 1,493 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSE 146° | 1,473 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Snowball Mountain | ESE 124° | 1,440 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 153° | 1,433 m | 6.8 mi |
| Richland Knob | SSE 151° | 1,429 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807308
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