Harris Mountain
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
- 9.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 11.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 14.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 17.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 13 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lump Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Glenwood Park: 6.8 mi
- Waterfall Park: 7.2 mi
- Activity Field: 7.8 mi
- Archery Range: 7.8 mi
- Volleyball: 7.9 mi
- 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
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.9 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.0 mi
- Bechtler House: 11.2 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 11.2 mi
- 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
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.8 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 18.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.2 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 18.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 20.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 23.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 14.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 18.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 17.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Globe: 16.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 24.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.4 mi
- Boat beach: 18.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pen Mountain | WNW 285° | 929 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ditney Knob | WNW 282° | 898 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 305° | 839 m | 5.8 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WSW 249° | 819 m | 8.2 mi |
| Flint Knob | W 274° | 778 m | 8.9 mi |
| Logan Mountain | WNW 281° | 776 m | 9.7 mi |
| Fork Knob | W 271° | 767 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | N 350° | 762 m | 0.9 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 | 07:34 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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