Franklin Mountain
Franklin Mountain rises to 832 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Roddy Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 8.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 10.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 11.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 26 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roddy Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Alum Knob: 0.5 mi
- Lone Knob: 1.2 mi
- Licklog Knob: 1.3 mi
- Angelico Knob: 1.4 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.6 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Barnard Park: 9.4 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 1.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.4 mi
- Margarette Falls: 6.0 mi
- Kelly Falls: 7.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.3 mi
- Moye Rest: 8.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.4 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 12.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 13.7 mi
- Doak House Museum: 14.4 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.6 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 14.6 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 16.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.7 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 23.7 mi
- Friends: 23.7 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 23.8 mi
- Stream: 23.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 13.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.6 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.6 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Franklin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | N 3° | 1,480 m | 3.7 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | NE 46° | 1,480 m | 7.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 3° | 1,438 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | ENE 75° | 1,393 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lick Rock | E 84° | 1,393 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NNE 20° | 1,382 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | NNE 13° | 1,373 m | 4.5 mi |
| Divide Mountain | E 80° | 1,342 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020356 — Franklin Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807409
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- Asheville · 28 mi
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