Hildebran Mountain
Hildebran Mountain rises to 623 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 623 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 29.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 26 mi
- Gorge View · 29 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 29 mi
- Chimney View · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Methodist Park: 3.1 mi
- Municipal Park: 3.8 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Le Phare Des Alpes: 4.2 mi
- Valdese Recreation Center: 4.2 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mineral Springs Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rector Knob: 4.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.5 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 5.8 mi
- Granite Falls: 8.9 mi
- Little River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 9.8 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 10.1 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 7.3 mi
- Granite Falls History: 8.8 mi
- Harper House/Hickory History Center: 9.9 mi
- Catawba Science Center: 10.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 9.6 mi
- Martin Luther: 10.5 mi
- Stone Bench: 14.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 14.9 mi
- Four Trumpets: 14.9 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 6.0 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 21.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 22.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 22.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 9.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 11.0 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 5.7 mi
- Fox Den: 5.8 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Town of Catawba Veterans Garden of Honor: 24.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.1 mi
- Boat beach: 21.2 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 21.4 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 21.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
- Mortimer: 24.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Hildebran Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Knob | WSW 247° | 907 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 247° | 901 m | 14.4 mi |
| Walker Top | WSW 253° | 886 m | 12.5 mi |
| Benn Knob | SW 223° | 882 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 242° | 874 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 240° | 870 m | 12.9 mi |
| Krunkleton Knob | WSW 249° | 839 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 228° | 818 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hickory FAA AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1000754 — Hildebran Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357796170
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 10 mi
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