Jim Long Mountain
Jim Long Mountain rises to 454 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Earl Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31629074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 454 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.4 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 27 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 27 mi
- Opera Box · 27 mi
- Devil's Head · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Earl Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buck Hollow Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.9 mi
- Volleyball: 8.9 mi
- Activity Field: 9.0 mi
- Campfire: 9.1 mi
- Archery Range: 9.1 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.4 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.4 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.7 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 5.3 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.5 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 6.5 mi
- Caboose: 10.4 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 16.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 18.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 14.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 20.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Observation Deck: 23.7 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.9 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 23.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.6 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Globe: 22.1 mi
- Fox Den: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Jim Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 13° | 918 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 19° | 907 m | 8.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 12° | 905 m | 7.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 16° | 901 m | 7.9 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 19° | 869 m | 7.2 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | N 352° | 861 m | 5.3 mi |
| High Peak | NNE 26° | 829 m | 7.5 mi |
| Swayback Knob | N 8° | 827 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357775892
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