Lone Mountain
Lone Mountain rises to 521 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Creek Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 521 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cane Creek Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pigpen Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pasture Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Pigeon Mountain: 1.5 mi
- South Mountain: 1.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.2 mi
- Volleyball: 8.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 8.3 mi
- Activity Field: 8.4 mi
- Campfire: 8.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 2.6 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.6 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 12.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 13.9 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 14.0 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 14.1 mi
- Caboose: 12.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 15.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.1 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 15.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 16.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 16.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.5 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 18.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 16.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.6 mi
- Boat beach: 14.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Globe: 22.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.6 mi
- Fox Den: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Lone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 41° | 918 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 45° | 907 m | 7.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 40° | 905 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 43° | 901 m | 7.0 mi |
| Skull Knob | NE 49° | 869 m | 6.5 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 34° | 861 m | 3.4 mi |
| High Peak | NE 54° | 829 m | 7.3 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NE 35° | 827 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 988871 — Lone Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357777172
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