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Laurel Mountain

Laurel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Mountain rises to 1,123 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Poundingstone Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31630108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1123 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.35761, -82.69651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • High Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Billy Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.6 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.8 mi
  • Etowah Park: 6.9 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 7.7 mi
  • Mills River Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.9 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 7.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.2 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.4 mi
  • M1: 9.0 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.5 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 10.4 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.6 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 13.5 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 15.1 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 16.8 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 21.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 7.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahNW 324°1,744 m5.8 mi
Fryingpan MountainWNW 299°1,621 m5.0 mi
Little Bald MountainNW 321°1,611 m4.4 mi
Little Pisgah MountainNNW 329°1,611 m5.3 mi
Big BaldNW 307°1,588 m4.6 mi
Beech KnobWNW 293°1,547 m5.2 mi
Green KnobW 269°1,534 m5.9 mi
Fork MountainNW 317°1,452 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807929

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