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Foster Mountain

Foster Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Foster Mountain rises to 483 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stearns Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31624437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
483 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.25956, -82.19900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stearns Park: 0.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.5 mi
  • James R. Gibson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Polk County Recreation Complex: 2.7 mi
  • Searcy Field: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lower Horse Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Shunkawauken Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Fungi Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Rainy Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Green Grotto Falls: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Blockhouse marker: 4.5 mi
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 7.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 8.3 mi
Museums: 14
  • House of Flags: 0.5 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 5.7 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 5.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.3 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.1 mi
  • Southern X793: 15.1 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Orange Bear: 5.8 mi
  • Globe: 7.6 mi
  • Maria: 15.2 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.3 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Pollinator Garden: 13.5 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Xeric Garden: 22.9 mi
  • International Peace Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Plant Zoo: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 3: 22.9 mi
  • 2: 22.9 mi
  • 4: 23.0 mi
  • 1: 23.0 mi
  • 5: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Foster Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 339°1,208 m10.9 mi
Poplar MountainNNW 332°991 m10.2 mi
Tryon PeakW 281°986 m2.6 mi
Hogback MountainSW 221°978 m8.0 mi
Wildcat SpurNNW 337°971 m8.7 mi
White Oak MountainNNW 330°940 m1.8 mi
Rich MountainSW 227°922 m10.6 mi
Cliffield MountainNW 316°918 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:47
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3416:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807393

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