Horsepen Mountain
Horsepen Mountain rises to 928 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-southwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Snaggy Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 928 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snaggy Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Rich Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Pearson Mountain: 1.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
- Ann Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Lake Falls: 3.0 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.5 mi
- Slab Falls: 4.7 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 5.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock Park: 5.5 mi
- Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 5.6 mi
- Etowah School Road Stream Access: 5.7 mi
- Lennox Park: 5.8 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.4 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 18.7 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.8 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 19.2 mi
- Maria: 19.4 mi
- Honey: 19.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 20.2 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 20.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 6.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 6.5 mi
- Southern X793: 6.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.9 mi
- High Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Long Rock: 4.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 5.5 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.9 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 6.6 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 6.8 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 8.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 9.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 7.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 23.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 24.7 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Horsepen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WSW 257° | 1,148 m | 1.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,098 m | 3.2 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | S 190° | 1,027 m | 0.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,002 m | 0.7 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | WNW 301° | 998 m | 3.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SW 230° | 997 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | S 186° | 993 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ann Mountain | ENE 78° | 990 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807747
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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