Peak · North Carolina
Holloway Mountain
Holloway Mountain rises to 488 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,000 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nayor Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 488 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.94791, -81.58343
- 2.5 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 12.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 13 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nayor Knob: 1.0 mi
- Peaked Top: 1.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.7 mi
- Flat Top: 1.7 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 3.0 mi
- Broyhill Park: 3.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Center: 3.2 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 3.2 mi
- Lenoir High School: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 6.3 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 7.0 mi
- Triple Drop: 8.6 mi
- Razorback: 8.7 mi
- Thunder Hole: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 35
- Four Trumpets: 3.3 mi
- Golden Throat: 3.3 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 3.3 mi
- Red Corona: 3.4 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 34
- Home of General William Lenoir: 6.9 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 7.2 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 15.1 mi
- Mystery House: 15.2 mi
Museums: 24
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 8.5 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 13.7 mi
- Granite Falls History: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 10.1 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Hibriten Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 18.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 12.2 mi
- Fox Den: 12.3 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.3 mi
- Shanty Springs: 17.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Brown Mountain View: 14.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 21.4 mi
- Boat beach: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Holloway Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NNW 335° | 1,000 m | 10.5 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 11° | 853 m | 8.0 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WNW 290° | 849 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Eagle | N 7° | 842 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 7° | 842 m | 6.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 14° | 806 m | 7.6 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 31° | 806 m | 9.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 16° | 799 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807724
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