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Kagle Mountain

Kagle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kagle Mountain rises to 1,178 m in North Carolina. Silvermine Bald stands 1,822 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kuykendall Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31629534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,178 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.23733, -82.79541

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 3.8 mi
  • Franklin Park: 3.9 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 5.3 mi
  • Champion Park: 6.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Kuykendall Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Cathey's Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Cedar Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Revels Prong Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Barbara Falls: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 21
  • Brevard Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Camp John Rock: 3.3 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.7 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.5 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 3.5 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.9 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 13.1 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 14.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.8 mi
Museums: 11
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.9 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 18.2 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Berm Park: 20.4 mi
  • Chalice: 22.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.3 mi
  • Ear: 22.3 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Kagle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silvermine BaldNW1,822 m7.0 mi
Chestnut BaldNW1,821 m7.1 mi
Devils CourthouseNW1,744 m7.2 mi
Fork River BaldNW1,683 m6.5 mi
Pilot MountainWNW1,546 m4.8 mi
Seniard MountainNNW1,534 m6.1 mi
Sassafras KnobNW1,505 m5.2 mi
South Spring TopNNW1,405 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012594 — Kagle Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357802299

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