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Glaghorn Mountain

Glaghorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Glaghorn Mountain rises to 657 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
657 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.50512, -82.04816

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 6.8 mi
  • Bechtler Mint Site Historic Park: 7.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 7.7 mi
  • Archery Range: 7.7 mi
  • Volleyball: 7.8 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.1 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.3 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.1 mi
  • Caboose: 15.5 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Globe: 15.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.6 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Orange Bear: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.4 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Glaghorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainWNW 296°929 m6.3 mi
Ditney KnobWNW 290°898 m8.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW 317°839 m6.1 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 255°819 m7.4 mi
Flint KnobW 281°778 m8.5 mi
Logan MountainWNW 288°776 m9.4 mi
Fork KnobW 279°767 m8.0 mi
Pinnacle MountainNNE 12°762 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1024750 — Glaghorn Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357810393

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