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Graveyard Hill

Graveyard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Graveyard Hill rises to 681 m in North Carolina. Cedar Rock Mountain stands 1,236 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
681 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16511, -82.79457

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Whitmire Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Big Bearwallow Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Spice Cove Falls: 3.0 mi
  • William Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Batson Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 2.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.8 mi
  • Franklin Park: 6.0 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 8.2 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 19
  • Camp John Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 10.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.4 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 13.3 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 5.7 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 10.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 15.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.9 mi
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 6
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.1 mi
  • North Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Graveyard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar Rock MountainN 357°1,236 m6.4 mi
Kagle MountainN 359°1,178 m5.0 mi
Three Forks MountainNNW 331°1,136 m4.3 mi
Rich MountainE 83°1,119 m6.4 mi
Stone MountainN 349°1,112 m5.8 mi
Daves RockNNW 327°1,098 m4.9 mi
Brushy MountainNNW 336°1,087 m6.6 mi
Slick Rock MountainE 81°1,086 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807516

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