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Harris Mountain

Harris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
734 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.58873, -82.09205

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Museums: 15
Artworks: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.5 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.7 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnutwood MountainNW 325°1,112 m7.9 mi
Round MountainWSW 244°1,049 m8.1 mi
Greenlee MountainNNW 348°949 m7.3 mi
Long RidgeNNW 341°941 m7.0 mi
Hicks MountainW 267°939 m8.3 mi
Wolf Pen MountainSW 227°929 m4.4 mi
Ditney KnobWSW 239°898 m5.9 mi
Jerdon MountainNW 307°841 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807570

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