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Grassy Mountain

Grassy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Mountain rises to 716 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
716 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53874, -82.02094

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 5.2 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.4 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.0 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.0 mi
  • Archery Range: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Somey Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 13.4 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.9 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.7 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 14.5 mi
  • Caboose: 16.1 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.0 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Globe: 17.7 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 18.3 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Grassy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainW 273°929 m7.2 mi
Ditney KnobW 273°898 m9.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 290°839 m6.1 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 244°819 m9.6 mi
Fork KnobW 263°767 m9.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW 250°762 m1.2 mi
Rich MountainWSW 249°755 m0.8 mi
Harris MountainSW 217°751 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020522 — Grassy Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807507

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