Joshua Mountain
Joshua Mountain rises to 527 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowtop Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31629395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 527 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 20.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 21.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 24 mi
- Opera Box · 24 mi
- Devil's Head · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 5.4 mi
- Volleyball: 5.4 mi
- Activity Field: 5.6 mi
- Campfire: 5.6 mi
- Shotgun Range: 5.6 mi
- Yellowtop Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Lookadoo Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Biggerstaff Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Marlin Knob: 2.2 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 6.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 8.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 8.8 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 8.0 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 10.0 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 10.3 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- Caboose: 8.0 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 15.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 19.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.4 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 14.8 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 17.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 19.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 20.3 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 20.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 20.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 20.5 mi
- Globe: 18.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.0 mi
- Boat beach: 19.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Joshua Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 26° | 918 m | 10.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 31° | 869 m | 10.2 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 16° | 861 m | 7.6 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NNE 28° | 820 m | 9.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 47° | 792 m | 9.7 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | NNE 13° | 724 m | 6.3 mi |
| Devils Fork Mountain | NNE 26° | 714 m | 7.2 mi |
| Yellowtop Mountain | NNE 21° | 685 m | 0.9 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 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 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 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 8 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807860
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