Long Ridge
Long Ridge rises to 941 m in North Carolina. Commissary Hill stands 1,757 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenlee Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 941 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 11.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Slick Falls: 4.2 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Greenlee Park: 4.7 mi
- Lindley Park: 5.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 6.5 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mackey Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Chestnutwood Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 4.2 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 4.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 5.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 12.6 mi
- Historic Carson House: 4.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 4.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 6.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 9.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 4.8 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.8 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.1 mi
- Hide & Seek: 14.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.0 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 16.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 16.3 mi
- The Market on Oak: 16.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 11.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 14.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 18.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.4 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Boat beach: 14.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.0 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Long Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary Hill | NW 305° | 1,757 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | W 280° | 1,721 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 285° | 1,640 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 275° | 1,597 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Knob | WNW 295° | 1,540 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 311° | 1,488 m | 7.9 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | W 278° | 1,471 m | 7.1 mi |
| Walker's Knob | W 266° | 1,455 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021285 — Long Ridge, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808120
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