Lewis Mountain
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
- 4.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 12 mi
- Curtis Creek Overlook (348.8) · 12 mi
- Hewat Overlook (MP 347.9) · 12 mi
- Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- French Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Pool Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Heddrick Knob: 2.1 mi
- Morgan Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 5.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 6.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 8.2 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 16.6 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 4.9 mi
- Historic Carson House: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 8.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 16.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 8.2 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 11.3 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.5 mi
- Hide & Seek: 12.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 15.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 16.1 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 17.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 20.7 mi
- 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
- Camp Celo Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 17.1 mi
- Terrace garden: 18.6 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 14.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 19.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 2.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 2.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Boat beach: 12.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.0 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 20.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackey Mountain | NW 317° | 1,202 m | 9.0 mi |
| Greenlee Mountain | NW 319° | 949 m | 7.1 mi |
| Long Ridge | NW 312° | 941 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | SW 233° | 929 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 237° | 839 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | NW 324° | 835 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 182° | 762 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 179° | 755 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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