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Lisenberry Mountain

Lisenberry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lisenberry Mountain rises to 498 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northwest, 8.7 miles off. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49013, -81.71954

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Casar Park: 5.8 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 9.3 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 10.0 mi
  • Piedmont Park: 10.5 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 10.7 mi
Museums: 17
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 11.0 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Bechtler House: 15.7 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pot Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
  • Observation Deck: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 21.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Globe: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Lisenberry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNNW 347°918 m8.7 mi
Hickory KnobN 353°907 m8.8 mi
Propst MountainNNW 347°905 m8.9 mi
Buzzard RoostN 351°901 m8.9 mi
Benn KnobNNE 33°882 m6.2 mi
Rainbow MountainN 3°874 m8.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainN 6°870 m7.9 mi
Skull KnobN 351°869 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1320:0820:46
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596775787771604942
Precip in4.33.44.74.34.34.54.44.54.03.74.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 988522 — Lisenberry Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357776995

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