Long John Mountain
Long John Mountain rises to 819 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 819 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 12 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 12 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guice Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Stoney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jumpoff Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Davenport Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cantrell Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Laurel Green Park: 1.3 mi
- Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 1.5 mi
- Patton Park: 1.7 mi
- Berkeley Mills Park: 2.0 mi
- Jump Off Rock Park: 2.0 mi
- Turley Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lake Falls: 5.0 mi
- Edge of the World Falls: 8.0 mi
- Case Falls: 8.3 mi
- Briefcase Falls: 8.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.3 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 8.8 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 9.8 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 11.0 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 13.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 12.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 13.0 mi
- Rhododendron Collection: 13.1 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 13.1 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 2.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 2.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 3.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 10.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 15.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 14.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 17.4 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 17.4 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 17.5 mi
- Wake: 18.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 0.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 2.3 mi
- Southern X793: 2.4 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 7.0 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 2.1 mi
- High Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Long Rock: 11.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 11.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 3.5 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 1.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Long John Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | SSW 199° | 1,148 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,082 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,048 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | S 190° | 1,027 m | 7.1 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,013 m | 5.9 mi |
| Forge Mountain | WNW 288° | 999 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | SW 224° | 998 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ann Mountain | S 178° | 990 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021278 — Long John Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808110
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 18 mi
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