Grassy Mountain
Grassy Mountain rises to 806 m in North Carolina. Bentley Knob stands 1,256 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31625714, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 806 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 7.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 12.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 8 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stone Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Spring Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- High Eagle: 1.3 mi
- Carr Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Buffalo Cove Community Center: 2.1 mi
- Yadkin Valley Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 4.3 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 4.6 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 4.7 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 2.5 mi
- Dugger Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.9 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 8.8 mi
- Spiderback Chair: 8.9 mi
- The Gardener: 9.0 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 9.0 mi
- Jessie: 9.0 mi
- Aquamarine: 9.0 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 4.0 mi
- Mystery House: 9.1 mi
- Mystery Hill: 9.2 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 9.7 mi
- Planes & Helicopters: 9.8 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 8.9 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 9.0 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 9.2 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 9.0 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 11.9 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 12.6 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 13.2 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 15.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 15.3 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Woods Walk: 16.4 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 13.2 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 14.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 15.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 18.1 mi
- Mortimer: 12.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Knob | NNW 335° | 1,256 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,185 m | 7.1 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 319° | 1,158 m | 7.7 mi |
| Blowing Rock | WNW 304° | 1,097 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mast Knob | N 355° | 1,049 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 289° | 1,000 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dugger Mountain | N 359° | 989 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Dugger Mountain | N 359° | 989 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801897
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- Hickory · 25 mi
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