Harris Mountain
Harris Mountain rises to 734 m in North Carolina. Chestnutwood Mountain stands 1,112 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31626483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 734 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 9.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Redcove Lump: 0.8 mi
- Pennycove Lump: 1.1 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sandy Knob: 2.0 mi
- Creekwise Park: 5.6 mi
- Waterfall Park: 5.7 mi
- Lindley Park: 6.4 mi
- Glenwood Park: 6.5 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 8.6 mi
- Catawba Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 8.8 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 9.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.3 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 8.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.4 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 16.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 11.5 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 12.4 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.8 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 7.3 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 7.9 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 13.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 13.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 13.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 18.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.8 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 18.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 18.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Globe: 21.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 21.5 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 22.6 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 16.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 16.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 12.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 12.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Boat beach: 16.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnutwood Mountain | NW 325° | 1,112 m | 7.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,049 m | 8.1 mi |
| Greenlee Mountain | NNW 348° | 949 m | 7.3 mi |
| Long Ridge | NNW 341° | 941 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hicks Mountain | W 267° | 939 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | SW 227° | 929 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ditney Knob | WSW 239° | 898 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lost Cove Knob | NW 308° | 858 m | 8.6 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 | 17:20 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807570
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