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Jack Moore Mountain

Jack Moore Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jack Moore Mountain rises to 409 m in North Carolina. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Price Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
409 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.40679, -81.72732

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • James F. Crowe Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Charles R. Summey Park: 9.3 mi
  • Pavillion on Park Square: 9.3 mi
  • Frank West Park: 9.3 mi
  • Casar Park: 9.5 mi
Museums: 19
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 6.8 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 9.8 mi
  • Boiling Springs Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Bechtler House: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pot Branch Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 3
  • Globe: 20.9 mi
  • The Other Side Of The River: 23.0 mi
  • Blacksburg: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Jack Moore Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobNNE 19°882 m11.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainN 5°870 m13.7 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNW 342°861 m12.8 mi
Chestnut KnobN 353°820 m13.1 mi
Rich MountainNNE 15°818 m12.1 mi
Painter KnobNNE 22°807 m11.6 mi
Bumgarther MountainN 8°799 m13.3 mi
Black MountainN 5°792 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1320:0820:46
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596775787771604942
Precip in4.33.44.74.34.34.54.44.54.03.74.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020914 — Jack Moore Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807799

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