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Lewis Mountain

Lewis Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lewis Mountain rises to 575 m in North Carolina. Mackey Mountain stands 1,202 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is French Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31630281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61401, -82.03650

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creekwise Park: 2.3 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 3.4 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 4.2 mi
  • Mcdowell Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Buck Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Slick Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Licklog Branch Falls: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 16
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 8
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.9 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.0 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 20.9 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 20.9 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 2.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 2.1 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Lewis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mackey MountainNW 317°1,202 m9.0 mi
Greenlee MountainNW 319°949 m7.1 mi
Long RidgeNW 312°941 m7.3 mi
Wolf Pen MountainSW 233°929 m7.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 237°839 m5.7 mi
Hoover MountainNW 324°835 m7.1 mi
Piney MountainWNW 296°784 m8.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 182°762 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021138 — Lewis Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807943

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