Gamble Hill
Gamble Hill rises to 263 m in North Carolina. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Crowders Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 0.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 263 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 18.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 24.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain County Park: 1.6 mi
- Indian Spring Park: 2.0 mi
- Bessemer City Park: 2.2 mi
- Founders Park: 2.2 mi
- Uptown Park: 2.2 mi
- Russel McConnel Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Blacksburg: 16.2 mi
- The Other Side Of The River: 16.2 mi
- Sculpture of Queen Charlotte: 19.0 mi
- Thánh Giuse: 19.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II: 18.0 mi
- METALmorphosis: 20.0 mi
- Tidal Wave Bay: 21.5 mi
- Hurler: 21.5 mi
- Storm Surge: 21.5 mi
- Tryon Resolves: 6.4 mi
- Rhodes Drive: 6.6 mi
- Major William Chronicle / Captain John Mattocks / William Rabb / John Boyd: 9.4 mi
- Major Willian Chronicle: 9.4 mi
- This Spot Marks The Spot Where Colonel Fedrick Fambright Was Wounded: 9.4 mi
- Kings Mountain Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- American Military Museum: 5.4 mi
- Schiele Museum: 6.8 mi
- Gaston County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Cherryville Railroad Museum: 10.4 mi
- Crowders Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Kings Pinnacle: 3.6 mi
- Jackson Knob: 6.9 mi
- Henry Knob: 8.4 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Pharr Yarns - Spencer Mountain Wetland: 10.2 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Paul And Agnes Rhyne Conservation Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Iswa Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Two Rivers Utilities Educational Garden: 5.4 mi
- Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden: 13.8 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Courtyard: 23.9 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- High Shoals: 10.8 mi
- Sailing Beach: 16.5 mi
- South Point Beach: 16.5 mi
- SHOAL: 24.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gamble Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | SSW 211° | 520 m | 3.6 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | NNE 26° | 471 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | NNW 328° | 459 m | 24.6 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | S 174° | 458 m | 1.4 mi |
| Carpenter Knob | NW 325° | 456 m | 24.9 mi |
| Little Knob | NW 326° | 407 m | 24.5 mi |
| Brendle Mountain | NNW 336° | 398 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hog Hill | NNW 348° | 391 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gastonia, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020393 — Gamble Hill, Gaston County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807429
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/South End · 24 mi
- Charlotte · 25 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 25 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 25 mi
- Charlotte/Uptown · 25 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 26 mi
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