Hickorynut Mountain
Hickorynut Mountain rises to 870 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 870 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 25 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 25 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainbow Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bumgarther Mountain: 0.8 mi
- High Peak: 1.1 mi
- Jimmy Knob: 1.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 2.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 3.8 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 6.6 mi
- Casar Park: 7.9 mi
- Shuey Park: 8.9 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 2.0 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.0 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 3.8 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.6 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 9.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.8 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 22.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.0 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.1 mi
- Martin Luther: 23.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.8 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 14.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 14.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 10.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 17.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.6 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 6.0 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 10.1 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 24.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.0 mi
- Boat beach: 14.1 mi
- Fox Den: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 14.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Hickorynut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WNW 282° | 918 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WNW 296° | 907 m | 2.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WNW 287° | 905 m | 2.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 292° | 901 m | 2.4 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 344° | 886 m | 2.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | SE 137° | 882 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 322° | 874 m | 0.5 mi |
| Skull Knob | W 272° | 869 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807645
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- Hickory · 23 mi
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