King Mountain
King Mountain rises to 892 m in North Carolina. Silvermine Bald stands 1,822 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathey's Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31629734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 892 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 7 mi
- Fetterbush Overlook (MP 421.7) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cathey's Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Revels Prong Falls: 0.6 mi
- Grace Falls: 1.2 mi
- Barbara Falls: 1.3 mi
- Revels Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tarkiln Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Kagle Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Three Forks Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.5 mi
- Franklin Park: 4.7 mi
- Champion Park: 5.6 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.3 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 8.8 mi
- Camp John Rock: 4.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 7.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 13.4 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 13.5 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 16.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 21.6 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 21.6 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 21.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.7 mi
- Dunns Rock: 5.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 9.0 mi
- El Lieutenant: 11.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.4 mi
- M1: 4.3 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 8.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 13.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 8.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 15.2 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 19.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 20.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.6 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 21.9 mi
- Berm Park: 21.3 mi
- Chalice: 21.6 mi
- Ear: 21.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.7 mi
- Wi: 21.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 13.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 25.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of King Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvermine Bald | NW 324° | 1,822 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fork River Bald | NNW 335° | 1,683 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NW 316° | 1,546 m | 4.7 mi |
| Seniard Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,534 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NW 321° | 1,505 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 282° | 1,453 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | W 280° | 1,427 m | 6.8 mi |
| South Spring Top | N 353° | 1,405 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021045 — King Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807897
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- Asheville · 28 mi
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