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Humes Mountain

Humes Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Humes Mountain rises to 655 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
655 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.24400, -82.31984

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Little Bradley Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Fishtop Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Hemlock Shoals: 2.0 mi
  • Melrose Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Melrose Falls: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • McCreery Park: 1.7 mi
  • Harmon Field: 4.2 mi
  • Rogers Park: 4.9 mi
  • Depot Garden Park: 5.2 mi
  • Woodland Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 5.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 5.4 mi
  • Chestnut Spring Pool: 5.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 30
Attractions: 17
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 8.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 9.3 mi
  • Southern X793: 9.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 11.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 15
  • Orange Bear: 9.7 mi
  • Maria: 14.1 mi
  • Globe: 14.5 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 17.3 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 20.6 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • 3: 22.2 mi
  • 4: 22.2 mi
  • 2: 22.2 mi
  • 1: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Humes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tryon PeakENE 70°986 m4.6 mi
Hogback MountainSSE 163°978 m5.2 mi
White Oak MountainENE 66°940 m6.5 mi
Rich MountainS 189°922 m6.2 mi
Bryant MountainSSW 193°921 m7.1 mi
Cliffield MountainN 11°918 m6.9 mi
Hoghead MountainS 178°893 m5.6 mi
McAlpine MountainW 269°892 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1620:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807766

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