Henderson Mountain
Henderson Mountain rises to 775 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cagle Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31626979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 775 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 3.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 8 mi
- Exclamation Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edneyville Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Park: 4.8 mi
- William H. King Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Berkeley Mills Park: 4.9 mi
- Patton Park: 5.2 mi
- Oleta Falls: 3.3 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Upper Hungry River Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Hungry River Falls: 5.5 mi
- Case Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cagle Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Love Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 3.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.6 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 8.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 11.3 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 12.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.1 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 14.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 14.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 15.0 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 5.4 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 7.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 9.3 mi
- House of Flags: 13.3 mi
- Southern X793: 5.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 5.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 7.3 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 9.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 6.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 7.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 8.8 mi
- Statue of Diana: 14.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 17.6 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 17.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 4.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 24.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 24.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Henderson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,281 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,208 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,208 m | 7.1 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NNE 13° | 1,136 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bank Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,128 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | N 354° | 1,086 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | NW 324° | 1,082 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 315° | 1,048 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020681 — Henderson Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807614
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 17 mi
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