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Leander Mountain

Leander Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Leander Mountain rises to 1,321 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31677058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,321 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.44484, -81.72122

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ralph Stout Park: 5.4 mi
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
  • Paddy Mountain Park: 12.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 18
  • Newman Basket Company: 13.6 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 15.8 mi
  • Hellbenders: 15.8 mi
  • Time and Honor: 15.8 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 15.8 mi
Museums: 14
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 14.0 mi
  • Children's Playhouse: 16.0 mi
  • Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.9 mi
  • Old Doe Lookout Tower: 12.9 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 13.5 mi
  • Nick Grindstaff monument: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Boiling Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Brig Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Leander Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainS1,697 m7.9 mi
Rich MountainS1,633 m9.2 mi
The PeakESE1,573 m5.2 mi
Bluff MountainESE1,542 m9.1 mi
Three Top MountainE1,530 m7.8 mi
Pond MountainNNE1,511 m9.7 mi
Old Field BaldSE1,506 m8.0 mi
Bald MountainESE1,502 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356816006

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