Grant Mountain
Grant Mountain rises to 699 m in North Carolina. Mackey Mountain stands 1,202 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31625409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 699 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 9.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Toms Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 11.2 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 1.8 mi
- Creekwise Park: 1.8 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 2.0 mi
- Greenlee Park: 3.8 mi
- Glenwood Park: 3.8 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Jamison Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pool Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Reedy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 1.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 4.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.7 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 13.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 8.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 8.6 mi
- Hide & Seek: 8.6 mi
- Wild Percussion: 8.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 8.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 1.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 4.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 10.7 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 13.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 18.2 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 18.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 18.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 19.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 16.6 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.8 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 19.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 20.1 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 15.7 mi
- Terrace garden: 17.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 23.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 13.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 1.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 1.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 2.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.3 mi
- Boat beach: 9.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 9.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Grant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackey Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,202 m | 9.2 mi |
| Dobson Knob | N 2° | 1,126 m | 10.2 mi |
| Chestnutwood Mountain | W 279° | 1,112 m | 10.2 mi |
| Woods Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,108 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 3° | 1,048 m | 9.4 mi |
| Greenlee Mountain | WNW 288° | 949 m | 7.4 mi |
| Long Ridge | WNW 283° | 941 m | 8.0 mi |
| Silver Knob | NNW 333° | 932 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1011609 — Grant Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357801893
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