Hot Springs Mountain
Hot Springs Mountain rises to 775 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Needles Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 775 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 8.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 14.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 2 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 24 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 25 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 4.1 mi
- Barnard Park: 4.2 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Spring Creek Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Deer Park Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Divide Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Slaty Knob: 2.9 mi
- Needles Falls: 1.0 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 7.0 mi
- Dudley Falls: 7.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.2 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 8.9 mi
- US Constitution: 9.0 mi
- Bill of Rights: 9.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Vann Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 20.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 20.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 21.3 mi
- Berm Park: 23.2 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 23.7 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 23.8 mi
- Passage: 23.9 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 24.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 10.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 20.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 7.3 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.7 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 5.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.9 mi
- Ironland: 24.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 22.6 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.7 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 24.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 23.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 19.4 mi
- Wasp: 6.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Hot Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,430 m | 5.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | WSW 251° | 1,406 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 190° | 1,295 m | 7.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 261° | 1,290 m | 8.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,276 m | 7.0 mi |
| Starret Knob | SSE 167° | 1,269 m | 6.9 mi |
| Grassland Mountain | S 175° | 1,266 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hap Mountain | S 187° | 1,233 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807752
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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