Hickorynut Mountain
Hickorynut Mountain rises to 839 m in North Carolina. Chestnutwood Mountain stands 1,112 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 839 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 11.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) · 12 mi
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 12 mi
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterfall Park: 3.5 mi
- Lindley Park: 5.6 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 7.5 mi
- Creekwise Park: 7.8 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 3.5 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 7.3 mi
- Catawba Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 7.4 mi
- Davids Falls: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Knob: 1.2 mi
- Harris Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Pen Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Redcove Lump: 2.5 mi
- Elliot Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 10.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 14.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.2 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 10.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.6 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.6 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 12.5 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 18.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 12.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 19.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.3 mi
- Globe: 19.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 20.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 24.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 14.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 18.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 14.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 12.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 12.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.4 mi
- Boat beach: 18.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hickorynut Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnutwood Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,112 m | 8.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,049 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cross Mountain | W 265° | 1,044 m | 7.3 mi |
| Weed Patch Mountain | SW 229° | 1,039 m | 7.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 241° | 998 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kitsuma Peak | WNW 295° | 963 m | 8.5 mi |
| Greenlee Mountain | N 1° | 949 m | 8.5 mi |
| Long Ridge | N 356° | 941 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809926
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- Asheville · 24 mi
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