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Hicks Mountain

Hicks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hicks Mountain rises to 939 m in North Carolina. Walker's Knob stands 1,455 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmondson Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31627235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
939 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.58151, -82.23873

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Davids Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Standing Rock Falls: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Lindley Park: 3.4 mi
  • Old Fort Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Andrews Geyser: 4.7 mi
  • Riverwalk Park: 5.0 mi
  • Town Square: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 29
Museums: 26
Attractions: 23
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 4.5 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 10.4 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.7 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 12.5 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 5.7 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 13.4 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 17.6 mi
  • Wake: 17.7 mi
  • Deco Gecko: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hicks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker's KnobNNW 336°1,455 m7.1 mi
Forked Ridge KnobNNW 326°1,375 m7.0 mi
Jesses High TopW 268°1,326 m6.6 mi
Unnamed PeakNW 323°1,323 m6.9 mi
High WindyW 262°1,321 m5.6 mi
Black KnobWSW 257°1,291 m6.1 mi
Brushy KnobNW 322°1,274 m6.7 mi
High TopW 268°1,263 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556370737266564640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357802075

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