Hoover Mountain
Hoover Mountain rises to 835 m in North Carolina. Commissary Hill stands 1,757 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenlee Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 835 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 5.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 4.4 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
- Slick Falls: 5.4 mi
- Greenlee Park: 3.5 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 5.5 mi
- Creekwise Park: 6.1 mi
- Lindley Park: 7.4 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Feds Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Knob: 1.4 mi
- Long Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Mackey Mountain: 2.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 3.6 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 6.2 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 3.0 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 5.7 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.0 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.2 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.3 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.6 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.6 mi
- Hide & Seek: 12.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.5 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 15.2 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 15.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 15.3 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 14.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.0 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 22.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 22.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 8.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 9.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 14.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Boat beach: 13.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Hoover Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary Hill | WNW 296° | 1,757 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 273° | 1,721 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 277° | 1,640 m | 9.4 mi |
| Green Knob | WNW 283° | 1,540 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,488 m | 8.4 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | W 271° | 1,471 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bear Wallow Knob | WNW 287° | 1,453 m | 8.8 mi |
| Laurel Knob | W 275° | 1,293 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807736
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