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Harris Mountain

Harris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Mountain rises to 751 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lump Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
751 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52039, -82.03788

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 6.8 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 7.2 mi
  • Activity Field: 7.8 mi
  • Archery Range: 7.8 mi
  • Volleyball: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Somey Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Bottomless Pools: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 13.0 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.2 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.0 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.1 mi
  • Caboose: 15.8 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Globe: 16.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.7 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
  • Orange Bear: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.3 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainWNW 285°929 m6.5 mi
Ditney KnobWNW 282°898 m8.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW 305°839 m5.8 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 249°819 m8.2 mi
Flint KnobW 274°778 m8.9 mi
Logan MountainWNW 281°776 m9.7 mi
Fork KnobW 271°767 m8.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainN 350°762 m0.9 mi

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 solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 986453 — Harris Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357774446

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