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Ledbetter Mountain

Ledbetter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ledbetter Mountain rises to 583 m in North Carolina. Round Mountain stands 1,049 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630204, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
583 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.54929, -82.05733

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 5.9 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 6.2 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.0 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 8.8 mi
  • Lindley Park: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Davids Falls: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 8.8 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.9 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.3 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 14.7 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.2 mi
  • Globe: 18.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Ledbetter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 265°1,049 m9.3 mi
Wolf Pen MountainW 267°929 m5.2 mi
Ditney KnobW 268°898 m7.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 290°839 m3.9 mi
Youngs MountainSW 233°819 m8.3 mi
Flint KnobW 260°778 m7.9 mi
Logan MountainW 269°776 m8.4 mi
Fork KnobWSW 256°767 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807939

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