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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 971 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunsmore Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31631816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
971 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.48428, -82.70874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 26
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Holly Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Stream Garden: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 6.2 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 9.8 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 9.8 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 10.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.2 mi
Museums: 15
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 10.0 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 11.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 5.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 2.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 4.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSW1,744 m4.9 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSW1,611 m4.7 mi
Little Bald MountainSSW1,611 m5.7 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopW1,464 m5.2 mi
Rocky Face MountainWSW1,420 m5.3 mi
Candler KnobSSW1,381 m3.9 mi
Stony BaldSSW1,363 m3.3 mi
Johnson KnobS1,337 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808114

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