Huckleberry Mountain
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
- 2.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 26 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 27 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 27 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.2 mi
- West Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Squire Knob: 2.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Caboose: 14.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.8 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 20.8 mi
- 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
- Swimming beach: 16.2 mi
- Boat beach: 16.2 mi
- Fox Den: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 18.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNW 343° | 918 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hickory Knob | N 355° | 907 m | 4.7 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNW 344° | 905 m | 4.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | N 351° | 901 m | 4.7 mi |
| Walker Top | N 6° | 886 m | 6.5 mi |
| Benn Knob | ENE 74° | 882 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NNE 15° | 874 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNE 21° | 870 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807762
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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