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Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.54290, -81.83010

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 29
  • 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
Museums: 18
  • 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
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
  • Globe: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 20.4 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNE 41°918 m6.4 mi
Hickory KnobNE 45°907 m7.3 mi
Propst MountainNE 40°905 m6.6 mi
Buzzard RoostNE 43°901 m7.0 mi
Skull KnobNE 49°869 m6.5 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNE 34°861 m3.4 mi
High PeakNE 54°829 m7.3 mi
Swayback KnobNE 35°827 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:19

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, 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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