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Lookadoo Mountain

Lookadoo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lookadoo Mountain rises to 466 m in North Carolina. Skull Knob stands 869 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Joshua Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31631929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
466 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.46429, -81.82843

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Amphitheater: 5.5 mi
  • Volleyball: 5.6 mi
  • Campfire: 5.7 mi
  • Shotgun Range: 5.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Somey Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
Museums: 17
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 7.1 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Bechtler House: 9.7 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Globe: 18.3 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Lookadoo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skull KnobNNE 26°869 m10.9 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNE 12°861 m8.4 mi
Chestnut KnobNNE 24°820 m9.9 mi
Black MountainNE 42°792 m10.1 mi
Shoal MountainN 9°724 m7.2 mi
Devils Fork MountainNNE 20°714 m7.9 mi
Yellowtop MountainN 357°685 m1.8 mi
Cove MountainNNE 30°674 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3316:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394349586674787771594942
Precip in4.33.94.44.43.95.04.94.54.53.63.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 8 W, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021288 — Lookadoo Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808122

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