Glassy Mountain
Glassy Mountain rises to 846 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Glassy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 846 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Glassy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Teneriffe Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rutledge Mountain: 1.3 mi
- King Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Rush Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lake Falls: 1.1 mi
- Powerhouse Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bell Park Falls: 4.1 mi
- Edge of the World Falls: 4.5 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 2.0 mi
- Gatewate Park: 3.1 mi
- Lennox Park: 3.1 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 3.2 mi
- Four Seasons Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.9 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 5.9 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 11.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 17.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.1 mi
- Forest Meadow: 18.1 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.5 mi
- Maria: 18.8 mi
- Statue of Diana: 19.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 20.7 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 3.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.4 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 7.1 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 3.5 mi
- Southern X793: 3.8 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 4.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.4 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.0 mi
- High Rocks: 3.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 5.2 mi
- Long Rock: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Glassy Rock: 11.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 3.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 3.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Glassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WSW 242° | 1,148 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,098 m | 7.1 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | SW 234° | 1,027 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 228° | 1,002 m | 4.1 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | W 269° | 998 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ann Mountain | SW 228° | 990 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | SW 218° | 963 m | 3.1 mi |
| Jumpoff Mountain | NW 311° | 953 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 985720 — Glassy Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357773556
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 22 mi
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