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Headquarters Mountain

Headquarters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Headquarters Mountain rises to 1,208 m in North Carolina. Big Haw Mountain stands 1,425 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Skidder Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1208 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.99291, -81.86733

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Skidder Falls: 1.0 mi
  • North Harper Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Upper Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 42
  • Mosaic Mural: 12.4 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 12.5 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 12.5 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 12.5 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Linville Caverns: 6.5 mi
  • Stack Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.6 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 9.1 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 9.7 mi
Museums: 23
  • Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 6.4 mi
  • Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 6.9 mi
  • Avery County Musuem: 7.3 mi
  • NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 13.2 mi
  • Beech Mountain History Museum: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Mortimer memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 14.0 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 18.4 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 4
  • Shanty Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Headquarters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Haw MountainNW 318°1,425 m7.7 mi
Grandmother MountainNNE 16°1,408 m5.0 mi
Spanish Oak MountainNW 322°1,381 m6.6 mi
Moore MountainNNW 348°1,344 m6.1 mi
Big Elk MountainNW 304°1,342 m7.1 mi
Beacon HeightsNNE 19°1,327 m6.5 mi
Little BaldNNE 15°1,307 m4.4 mi
Hawshaw MountainNW 313°1,295 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357802043

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