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Hamburg Mountain

Hamburg Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hamburg Mountain rises to 831 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitted Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
831 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70539, -82.54152

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Main Street Nature Park: 1.1 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 1.4 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 1.9 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 2.6 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 57
Historic sites: 36
  • Swimming Pool: 5.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 5.4 mi
  • Tennis Court: 5.4 mi
  • The Den: 5.4 mi
  • Spring House: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Italian Garden: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 17
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 7.5 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 7.6 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.5 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Hamburg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobESE 108°1,500 m5.7 mi
Wolfden KnobESE 105°1,493 m6.3 mi
Bull MountainESE 107°1,473 m6.1 mi
Little Snowball MountainE 81°1,440 m6.3 mi
Rocky KnobESE 114°1,433 m5.7 mi
Richland MountainESE 107°1,429 m5.4 mi
Richland KnobESE 107°1,429 m5.4 mi
Alexander KnobENE 79°1,382 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807552

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