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Huckleberry Mountain

Huckleberry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Huckleberry Mountain rises to 620 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pot Branch Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
620 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54929, -81.73065

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.6 mi
  • Casar Park: 6.7 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.8 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 8.4 mi
  • Simpson Field: 12.1 mi
Museums: 20
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 13.3 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.6 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 13.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.8 mi
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Pot Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.4 mi
  • Observation Deck: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 18.4 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 18.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 21.8 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Huckleberry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNNW 343°918 m4.6 mi
Hickory KnobN 355°907 m4.7 mi
Propst MountainNNW 344°905 m4.8 mi
Buzzard RoostN 351°901 m4.7 mi
Walker TopN 6°886 m6.5 mi
Benn KnobENE 74°882 m4.1 mi
Rainbow MountainNNE 15°874 m4.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNE 21°870 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:46
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807762

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