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Hemlock Hill

Hemlock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hemlock Hill rises to 1,196 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Swank Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1196 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.15632, -81.87598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Swank Park: 0.4 mi
  • Corner on Main: 0.5 mi
  • Tate-Evans Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tufts Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • J. Douglass Williams Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • She Falls Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Otter Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 2.4 mi
  • Stack Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 5.6 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 5.8 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 8.4 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.0 mi
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Jessie: 11.1 mi
  • The Gardener: 11.1 mi
  • The Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Hellbenders: 11.5 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 11.4 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.2 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 17.3 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Hemlock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakSE 130°1,804 m4.8 mi
Hump MountainW 262°1,688 m7.7 mi
Beech MountainN 351°1,663 m2.0 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechN 351°1,652 m1.9 mi
Sugar MountainS 180°1,585 m2.2 mi
Hanging RockE 94°1,582 m2.9 mi
Flattop MountainSSE 164°1,502 m3.0 mi
Rocky KnobNNE 28°1,502 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440505865686761514235
Precip in4.63.74.94.85.15.15.74.34.63.43.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Banner ELK, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807601

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