Humes Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 655 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 14 mi
- Exclamation Point · 14 mi
- Opera Box · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Little Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.7 mi
- 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
- Pollinator Garden: 7.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.2 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Asia Garden: 22.8 mi
- 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
- Cedar Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 7.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.1 mi
- Worlds Edge: 11.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 6.8 mi
- House of Flags: 6.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 7.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 14.0 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Humes Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | ENE 70° | 986 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 163° | 978 m | 5.2 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 66° | 940 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 193° | 921 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 11° | 918 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | S 178° | 893 m | 5.6 mi |
| McAlpine Mountain | W 269° | 892 m | 6.6 mi |
| Evans Mountain | SW 226° | 853 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807766
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 27 mi
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