Green Mountain
Green Mountain rises to 1,185 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Garden, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1185 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 25.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Air Bellows Overlook · 1 mi
- Devils Garden Overlook · 1 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mahogany Rock Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sheep Rock: 2.3 mi
- Fodder Stack: 2.8 mi
- Bullhead Mountain: 3.0 mi
- The Peak: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
- Crouse Park: 5.3 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 5.9 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 7.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 11.7 mi
- Incredible Falls: 1.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 2.1 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Widows Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 1.8 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 3.0 mi
- US 21 overlook: 8.6 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 15.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 17.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Forestry Center: 17.5 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.8 mi
- Richard Gwyn Museum: 19.5 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 19.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 14.8 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 22.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 24.8 mi
- Devils Garden: 0.8 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 3.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 3.9 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 14.0 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 14.5 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 15.3 mi
- 100 Strong: 18.8 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 19.0 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 6.7 mi
- Transitional Peace: 18.5 mi
- Elk Shoals: 18.2 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 20.1 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 19.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | WNW 294° | 1,223 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fender Mountain | NW 321° | 1,212 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,196 m | 5.4 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WNW 283° | 1,186 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,171 m | 3.0 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,157 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,136 m | 3.9 mi |
| Little Grandfather Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,130 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807530
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