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Green Mountain

Green Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Green Mountain rises to 1,099 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,613 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Leap Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31625975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90152, -81.91455

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Laurel Leap Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Brushy Ridge Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Mill Falls: 2.5 mi
  • English Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks
Attractions: 33
Artworks: 28
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 8.6 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 8.7 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 8.7 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 8.8 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 15
  • Gillespie Gap: 8.3 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 7
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 8.7 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 16.2 mi
  • Terrace garden: 17.5 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Community Gardens: 20.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 4.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 4.9 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 15.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Hemphill Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 4.9 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.0 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNW 306°1,613 m10.0 mi
Yellow MountainNW 306°1,613 m10.0 mi
Spear TopsNW 316°1,481 m10.1 mi
Burleson BaldNW 307°1,414 m9.1 mi
The LookoffWNW 294°1,342 m10.1 mi
Humpback MountainNW 318°1,295 m4.0 mi
Buck HillNNW 328°1,295 m8.3 mi
Hawshaw MountainN 353°1,295 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807527

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