Greenlee Mountain
Greenlee Mountain rises to 949 m in North Carolina. Commissary Hill stands 1,757 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31626052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 949 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 12.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Slick Falls: 4.9 mi
- Greenlee Park: 4.0 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 6.0 mi
- Creekwise Park: 6.4 mi
- Lindley Park: 6.8 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Long Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Feds Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mackey Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sheep Knob: 2.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 4.2 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 3.5 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.6 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 6.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 9.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.3 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.6 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.1 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.2 mi
- Hide & Seek: 13.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.9 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 15.7 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 15.7 mi
- The Market on Oak: 15.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 12.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 14.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 22.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 8.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 15.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.7 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Boat beach: 14.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Greenlee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary Hill | WNW 299° | 1,757 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 276° | 1,721 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 280° | 1,640 m | 8.9 mi |
| Green Knob | WNW 288° | 1,540 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 305° | 1,488 m | 8.1 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | W 273° | 1,471 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bear Wallow Knob | WNW 291° | 1,453 m | 8.4 mi |
| Laurel Knob | W 279° | 1,293 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801929
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