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Lankford Mountain

Lankford Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lankford Mountain rises to 852 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Buncombe District Park, a park 1.3 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31629982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
852 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.74761, -82.53930

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Buncombe District Park: 1.3 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 3.7 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.1 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 34
  • Tennis Court: 7.2 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 7.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 7.2 mi
  • Spring House: 7.2 mi
  • Tool Shed: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Italian Garden: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 15
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 10.4 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 10.5 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
  • Overlook Access: 23.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Lankford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobSE 132°1,500 m7.1 mi
Hawkbill RockESE 112°1,499 m7.6 mi
Wolfden KnobSE 127°1,493 m7.5 mi
Bull MountainSE 129°1,473 m7.4 mi
Little Snowball MountainESE 107°1,440 m6.4 mi
Rocky KnobSE 136°1,433 m7.3 mi
Richland KnobSE 132°1,429 m6.7 mi
Richland MountainSE 132°1,429 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807921

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