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Fryingpan Mountain

Fryingpan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Fryingpan Mountain rises to 1,621 m in North Carolina. Tennent Mountain stands 1,846 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1621 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.39344, -82.77430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Cradle Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Little Barnett Branch Trail Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Barnett Branch Trail Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 3.0 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 9.5 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Bridge Park: 10.0 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 2.0 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 7.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.7 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Holly Garden: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.0 mi
  • M1: 11.4 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 12.7 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.8 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Berm Park: 9.7 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 14.6 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 16.2 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 16.9 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Cradle of Forestry: 3.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 5.4 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Fryingpan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tennent MountainSW 234°1,846 m6.6 mi
Grassy Cove TopWSW 238°1,844 m5.9 mi
Shining RockWSW 251°1,829 m5.3 mi
Cold MountainWNW 284°1,819 m4.7 mi
Flower KnobWSW 245°1,795 m5.6 mi
Stairs MountainWSW 258°1,757 m5.4 mi
Dog Loser KnobWSW 250°1,756 m4.8 mi
Mount PisgahNNE 24°1,744 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807420

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