Jerdon Mountain
Jerdon Mountain rises to 841 m in North Carolina. Potato Knob stands 1,946 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bergen Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.4 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31628986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.2 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 2.4 mi
- Lindley Park: 2.5 mi
- Welsh Field: 5.9 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 7.1 mi
- Slick Falls: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 4.2 mi
- Catawba Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bergen Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Lost Cove Knob: 1.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chestnutwood Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Licklog Knob: 2.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 2.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 2.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.7 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 15.5 mi
- Friends: 18.9 mi
- Stream: 18.9 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 2.1 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 7.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 14.9 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 15.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 16.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 2.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 2.2 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.4 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 8.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.1 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 5.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 8.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 16.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 18.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 18.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Boat beach: 19.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 8.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jerdon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | NW 315° | 1,946 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 309° | 1,721 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 314° | 1,640 m | 6.0 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,635 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big Slaty | WNW 288° | 1,597 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 299° | 1,597 m | 5.8 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 342° | 1,540 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Slaty | WNW 285° | 1,524 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020946 — Jerdon Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807820
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