Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 840 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31630095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 840 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.1 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Exclamation Point · 10 mi
- Devil's Head · 10 mi
- Opera Box · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Annie Mountain: 1.9 mi
- McCraw Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chimneytop: 2.6 mi
- Game Land Falls: 1.4 mi
- Emily Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Hungry River Falls: 1.9 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 2.0 mi
- Loobie Falls: 2.1 mi
- McCreery Park: 5.2 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 5.8 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 6.7 mi
- Harmon Field: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Park: 7.2 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.2 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 7.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 7.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.0 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 9.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 19.5 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 20.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 20.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 5.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 6.5 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 7.8 mi
- House of Flags: 7.8 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 8.0 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.3 mi
- Globe: 14.2 mi
- Maria: 18.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 20.3 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 6.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 7.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Southern X793: 7.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 8.0 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.6 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.5 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 6.7 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.3 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 8.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,208 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,039 m | 8.2 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NNE 19° | 991 m | 6.1 mi |
| Tryon Peak | ESE 123° | 986 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NE 35° | 971 m | 5.8 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ESE 106° | 940 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNE 27° | 918 m | 2.7 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | N 5° | 904 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021110 — Laurel Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807928
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 23 mi
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