Higgins Mountain
Higgins Mountain rises to 623 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the east, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627273, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 623 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 9.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pogue Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Huntsville Mountains: 2.2 mi
- Jamison Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Reedy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Glenwood Park: 4.2 mi
- Creekwise Park: 6.1 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 6.5 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Greenlee Park: 8.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 7.9 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 10.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 6.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.9 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 14.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 14.8 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 15.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 8.3 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 8.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 8.3 mi
- Wild Percussion: 8.4 mi
- Hide & Seek: 8.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 6.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 14.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 15.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Terrace garden: 22.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 21.2 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 21.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 21.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 24.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 13.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.7 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 21.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 21.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 24.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
- Fox Den: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.7 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 5.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.6 mi
- Boat beach: 8.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 8.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 21.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Higgins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | E 100° | 918 m | 9.1 mi |
| Propst Mountain | E 98° | 905 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 97° | 901 m | 9.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | ESE 119° | 861 m | 7.5 mi |
| Swayback Knob | E 99° | 827 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ESE 107° | 820 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 224° | 755 m | 9.7 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | SE 129° | 724 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012035 — Higgins Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802077
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