Hickory Mountain
Hickory Mountain rises to 907 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the east, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoal Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 907 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shoal Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Hooker Falls: 1.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 1.7 mi
- Grassy Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.0 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Joanna Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Black Knob: 3.3 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 2.3 mi
- Etowah School Road Stream Access: 5.4 mi
- Etowah Park: 6.2 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.3 mi
- Franklin Park: 6.9 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 8.1 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 9.3 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 9.4 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.6 mi
- Jennings Mill: 9.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.7 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.9 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 18.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.9 mi
- Long Rock: 3.6 mi
- High Rocks: 5.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.9 mi
- Dunns Rock: 7.1 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 5.1 mi
- M1: 7.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 8.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.1 mi
- Historical Downtown: 10.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 10.5 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 10.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 13.2 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.1 mi
- Honey: 20.5 mi
- Statue of Diana: 22.2 mi
- Softball statue: 22.6 mi
- Doughboy: 22.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 18.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.4 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Hickory Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | E 81° | 1,148 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 234° | 1,119 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | E 88° | 1,098 m | 1.9 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,086 m | 5.6 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | E 84° | 1,027 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,011 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | S 176° | 1,008 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | E 87° | 1,002 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807636
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- Asheville · 25 mi
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