Peak · North Carolina
Lewis Mountain
Lewis Mountain rises to 769 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Drovers Road passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31630269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 769 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.38373, -82.37067
- 6.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 1.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 7 mi
- Exclamation Point · 8 mi
- Devil's Head · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Henderson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cagle Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 1.5 mi
- Berkeley Mills Park: 6.1 mi
- Jackson Park: 6.2 mi
- William H. King Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Patton Park: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Oleta Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Hungry River Falls: 5.9 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Edneyville High School Monument: 1.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.0 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.7 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 26
- Pollinator Garden: 7.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Spring Garden: 14.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 14.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 6.5 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 6.8 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 8.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 10.2 mi
- House of Flags: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 17
- Southern X793: 6.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 6.9 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.9 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 8.5 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 17
- Statue of Diana: 14.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 15.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.2 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Raven Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 5.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 6.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 6.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 17.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 22.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Lewis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | N 8° | 1,281 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,208 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,208 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | N 0° | 1,152 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | N 5° | 1,136 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bank Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,128 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,086 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | NW 305° | 1,082 m | 4.2 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 | 20:11 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021137 — Lewis Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807942
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