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Lamb Mountain

Lamb Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lamb Mountain rises to 790 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31629918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
790 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.37428, -82.32234

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Edneyville Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 5.7 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 6.2 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.3 mi
  • Morse Park: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Oleta Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Upper Pool Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Pool Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 8.1 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.8 mi
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 25
Museums: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 15.6 mi
  • Globe: 15.6 mi
  • Orange Bear: 16.0 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 17.1 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 5.9 mi
  • Southern X793: 8.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 8.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Lamb Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainNNW 342°1,281 m6.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 54°1,208 m3.8 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainNNW 348°1,208 m6.4 mi
Turkey KnobNNW 337°1,136 m5.8 mi
Bank MountainNW 312°1,128 m6.2 mi
Bald Top MountainNW 312°1,086 m5.4 mi
Hightop MountainWNW 297°1,082 m6.9 mi
Burntshirt MountainN 356°1,061 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021091 — Lamb Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807918

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