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Hammett Mountain

Hammett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hammett Mountain rises to 858 m in North Carolina. Little Bald Mountain stands 1,611 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626340, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
858 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.36928, -82.64901

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
  • High Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Etowah Park: 5.3 mi
  • Mills River Park: 5.7 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 6.3 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 6.5 mi
  • Westfeldt River Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.5 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 16
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.9 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.1 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 7.7 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 8.8 mi
  • M1: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Statue of Diana: 13.1 mi
  • Berm Park: 14.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 15.0 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 15.0 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 15.1 mi
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 8.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bald MountainWNW 296°1,611 m6.0 mi
Little Pisgah MountainNW 304°1,611 m6.6 mi
Candler KnobNW 312°1,381 m6.4 mi
Stony BaldNW 318°1,363 m6.4 mi
Johnson KnobNW 305°1,337 m4.7 mi
Black MountainWSW 239°1,307 m5.6 mi
Funneltop MountainW 272°1,288 m4.1 mi
Laurel MountainNW 307°1,246 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564640
Precip in4.43.73.94.34.24.85.34.74.43.53.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 13 S, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020600 — Hammett Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807554

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