Humpback Mountain
Humpback Mountain rises to 1,295 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,613 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.2 miles off.
The story
Humpback Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and the Pisgah National Forest, located southwest of Linville Falls. The mountain is accessible along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which ride along its eastern slope. The peak reaches an elevation of 4,245 feet (1,294 m), in Avery County; while the overall mountain is also in McDowell County. Two ridges, Mill Ridge and Dividing Ridge, form from the western side of the mountain. Split by the Eastern Continental Divide, the mountain generates feeder streams to the North Fork Catawba River on its eastern slopes and to the North Toe River on its western slopes.
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Wikidata Q16892516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,295 m
How to reach it
- 0.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Little Parkway
- 14.6 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- North Toe River Valley (MP 318.4) · 1 mi
- Chestoa View Overlook · 1 mi
- Upper Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Plunge Basin Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Falls: 1.6 mi
- Upper Linville Falls: 1.9 mi
- Linville Falls: 2.0 mi
- Duggers Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- English Falls: 2.2 mi
- Doe Hill Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Table Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mullin Hill: 2.9 mi
- Three Knobs: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Knob: 3.3 mi
- Green Valley Community Center: 3.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Crossnore Town Park: 5.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.3 mi
- Central (Pocket) Park: 6.4 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 6.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 6.3 mi
- The Market on Oak: 6.3 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 19.0 mi
- Linville Caverns: 2.2 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 7.0 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 7.9 mi
- Stack Rock: 12.8 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 13.2 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 6.9 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 8.0 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 10.0 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 12.3 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 8.0 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Terrace garden: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.5 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.8 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 8.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 8.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 14.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 23.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 6.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 6.2 mi
- Boat beach: 14.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.2 mi
- Mortimer: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Humpback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,613 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Bald | WNW 299° | 1,613 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald | WNW 293° | 1,510 m | 6.8 mi |
| Spear Tops | NW 315° | 1,481 m | 6.1 mi |
| High Knob | WNW 294° | 1,456 m | 7.1 mi |
| White Rocks | NW 306° | 1,418 m | 6.5 mi |
| Burleson Bald | WNW 298° | 1,414 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rube Green Top | NW 316° | 1,392 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:38 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357802190
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