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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 955 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamb Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31631842, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
955 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85344, -82.86737

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 26
Historic sites: 16
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.9 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 8
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 21.3 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 21.3 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 7.6 mi
  • Overlook Access: 8.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 8.0 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 15.9 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 22.9 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 23.6 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Rhododenron Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainWSW 249°1,430 m2.4 mi
Max Patch MountainSW 232°1,407 m6.3 mi
Tennessee BluffWSW 254°1,406 m2.9 mi
Rough KnobSSW 203°1,381 m8.0 mi
Dick KnobSSE 162°1,345 m7.7 mi
Rich MountainWSW 243°1,311 m5.1 mi
Laurel MountainWSW 250°1,311 m6.8 mi
Mule StompSSW 200°1,307 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4217:22

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808116

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