Long Mountain
Long Mountain rises to 896 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 896 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 11 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 16 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Mountain: 1.0 mi
- McCarrol Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ward Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Rice Knob: 1.4 mi
- Mackerel Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 2.3 mi
- Zen Falls: 2.4 mi
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 3.0 mi
- $10,000 Falls: 3.3 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 3.2 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 5.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 6.8 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 7.0 mi
- McCreery Park: 7.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 2.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.3 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Trestle ruins: 8.1 mi
- Jennings Mill: 8.1 mi
- Maria: 15.4 mi
- Springtime in TR: 15.9 mi
- Honey: 16.4 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Asia Garden: 18.3 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 7.4 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 8.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 8.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 11.8 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 8.6 mi
- Southern X793: 8.9 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.4 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.8 mi
- Long Rock: 5.5 mi
- High Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 9.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.1 mi
- Pavilion 2: 23.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 8.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.5 mi
- Chick Springs: 20.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.9 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WNW 303° | 1,148 m | 4.8 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | NW 313° | 1,027 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 314° | 1,002 m | 3.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 273° | 997 m | 6.0 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | SW 233° | 993 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NNW 336° | 990 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Rock | W 260° | 990 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hammond Mountain | NNW 334° | 963 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808112
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- Asheville · 27 mi
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