Hammond Mountain
Hammond Mountain rises to 963 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 963 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 17 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ann Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pearson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rush Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lake Falls: 2.3 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 4.7 mi
- Zen Falls: 4.8 mi
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 5.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 3.5 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 5.1 mi
- Lennox Park: 5.5 mi
- Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 5.6 mi
- Four Seasons Rotary Park: 5.7 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.8 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 5.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.1 mi
- Trestle ruins: 10.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 19.4 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 19.5 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 19.5 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 6.2 mi
- Southern X793: 6.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 6.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 11.6 mi
- Maria: 18.2 mi
- Springtime in TR: 18.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 18.7 mi
- Honey: 19.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.6 mi
- High Rocks: 3.4 mi
- Long Rock: 5.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 6.1 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 11.0 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 6.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.0 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 8.9 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 6.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 5.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.7 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Hammond Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | W 269° | 1,148 m | 2.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 263° | 1,098 m | 4.6 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | W 267° | 1,027 m | 1.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,002 m | 1.2 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | WNW 295° | 998 m | 5.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WSW 243° | 997 m | 5.2 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | SSW 202° | 993 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NNW 346° | 990 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807555
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- Asheville · 24 mi
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