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Lonesome Mountain

Lonesome Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.91344, -82.73847

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
Waterfalls: 29
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 13
  • 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
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 6
  • 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
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldN 10°1,480 m7.7 mi
Big KnobNE 51°1,282 m7.0 mi
Hack KnobENE 62°1,242 m7.0 mi
Richland MountainENE 67°1,225 m6.8 mi
Round MountainN 5°1,211 m6.2 mi
Richland MountainENE 70°1,189 m6.0 mi
Snakeden MountainENE 69°1,183 m7.5 mi
Zade KnobE 99°1,128 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

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

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