Lonesome Mountain
Lonesome Mountain rises to 851 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelton Laurel Massacre, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 851 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 7.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 5 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 23 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 24 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Barnard Park: 5.3 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 10.9 mi
- Sodom Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.6 mi
- Redoak Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Knob: 1.7 mi
- Highrock: 2.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 4.4 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 5.8 mi
- Kelly Falls: 7.6 mi
- Dudley Falls: 8.0 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 1.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.5 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 8.6 mi
- US Constitution: 8.6 mi
- Bill of Rights: 8.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Vann Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 17.9 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 17.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Doak House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 24.3 mi
- Passage: 24.3 mi
- Deco Gecko: 24.3 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 24.4 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 24.4 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 4.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 20.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.8 mi
- Ironland: 24.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 10.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.1 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 19.3 mi
- Burnett Spring: 24.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.6 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 23.9 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 22.6 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Lonesome Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | N 10° | 1,480 m | 7.7 mi |
| Big Knob | NE 51° | 1,282 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hack Knob | ENE 62° | 1,242 m | 7.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 5° | 1,211 m | 6.2 mi |
| Richland Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,189 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snakeden Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,183 m | 7.5 mi |
| Zade Knob | E 99° | 1,128 m | 7.1 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 316° | 1,123 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021273 — Lonesome Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808104
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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