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Glade Mountain

Glade Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glade Mountain rises to 1,269 m in North Carolina. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Glades, a peak 0.6 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1269 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.62316, -82.83569

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Glades: 0.6 mi
  • Horsefork Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Doubleside Knob: 1.6 mi
  • Goat Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Rocky Knob: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Berm Park: 6.3 mi
  • Bridge Park: 6.3 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 6.3 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 14.5 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 14.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 14.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Rhododenron Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Holly Garden: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 15
Museums: 11
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 15.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 12.3 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Glade Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crabtree BaldWNW 293°1,621 m4.7 mi
Sandymush BaldNW 326°1,566 m4.7 mi
Little Sandymush BaldNNW 337°1,480 m5.0 mi
Big Butt MountainSE 131°1,452 m2.7 mi
Rockyface MountainSE 128°1,396 m3.9 mi
Mikes KnobN 5°1,378 m7.4 mi
Williams MountainSE 137°1,375 m2.6 mi
Chambers MountainSW 227°1,370 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023705 — Glade Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809828

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