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Goshen Hill

Goshen Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Goshen Hill rises to 1,197 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,455 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackburn Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1197 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.17596, -81.61816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blackburn Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Bentley Knob: 1.2 mi
  • Yarnall Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Blue Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Sampson Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Sterling Creek Park: 1.7 mi
  • High Gravity Adventures: 1.8 mi
  • Payne Branch Park: 2.0 mi
  • Watauga Recreation Complex: 2.7 mi
  • Optimist Club of Boone: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Blue Hole Falls: 3.7 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 5.0 mi
  • Glen Burney Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Glen Marie Falls: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 25
  • Ferris Wheel: 1.7 mi
  • Mystery House: 1.7 mi
  • Planes & Helicopters: 1.7 mi
  • Tilt-a-Whirl: 1.7 mi
  • Mystery Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 11
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Goshen Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNW 310°1,455 m6.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 325°1,407 m8.0 mi
Grassy KnobNW 312°1,403 m8.1 mi
Snakeden MountainNW 309°1,367 m7.4 mi
Flat Top MountainWSW 255°1,362 m3.5 mi
Howard KnobNW 320°1,343 m5.0 mi
Nettle KnobNNW 327°1,282 m6.7 mi
Rich MountainW 266°1,281 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807470

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