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Honeycutt Mountain

Honeycutt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Honeycutt Mountain rises to 1,100 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,613 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Den Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31627969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1100 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.88985, -81.95650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bear Den Falls: 1.1 mi
  • English Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Laurel Leap Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Stillhouse Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Mill Falls: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 24
  • Mosaic Mural: 6.5 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 6.5 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 6.6 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 6.7 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
Museums: 22
  • Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 5.9 mi
  • NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 6.1 mi
  • Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
  • Avery County Musuem: 13.7 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 17
Historic sites: 14
  • Gillespie Gap: 5.9 mi
  • Mortimer memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.7 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
  • Gully Pipe: 5.0 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 5.1 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Hemphill Spring: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 6.6 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 13.7 mi
  • Terrace garden: 15.0 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Community Gardens: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 7.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.6 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.6 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Honeycutt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNW 320°1,613 m8.9 mi
Yellow MountainNW 320°1,613 m8.9 mi
Little BaldNW 315°1,510 m9.2 mi
Spear TopsNNW 330°1,481 m9.4 mi
White RocksNW 324°1,418 m9.4 mi
Burleson BaldNW 322°1,414 m7.9 mi
The LookoffNW 306°1,342 m8.4 mi
Humpback MountainN 356°1,295 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3516:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807730

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