Glaghorn Mountain
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
- 10.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.9 mi off the Drovers Road
- 17.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Standing Rock Falls: 6.8 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 11.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.3 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 12.9 mi
- Catawba Falls: 13.0 mi
- 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
- Chalk Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Lump Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Harris Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Toms Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bechtler House: 10.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.4 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.4 mi
- 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
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 11.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.8 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 17.4 mi
- Worlds Edge: 13.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 18.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 20.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 24.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 17.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.9 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 25.0 mi
- Globe: 15.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 23.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.5 mi
- Boat beach: 19.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.5 mi
- 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 10.0 miles of Glaghorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pen Mountain | WNW 296° | 929 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ditney Knob | WNW 290° | 898 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 317° | 839 m | 6.1 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WSW 255° | 819 m | 7.4 mi |
| Flint Knob | W 281° | 778 m | 8.5 mi |
| Logan Mountain | WNW 288° | 776 m | 9.4 mi |
| Fork Knob | W 279° | 767 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | NNE 12° | 762 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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