Lookadoo Mountain
Lookadoo Mountain rises to 602 m in North Carolina. Silver Creek Knob stands 861 m to the east-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 602 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 21.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 22 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 22 mi
- Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) · 22 mi
- Opera Box · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Scott Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Camel Knob: 1.6 mi
- Coal Pit Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Glenwood Park: 6.3 mi
- Volleyball: 6.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 6.8 mi
- Activity Field: 6.8 mi
- Campfire: 6.9 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 8.8 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 11.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.6 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 12.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.1 mi
- Historic Carson House: 13.7 mi
- Caboose: 13.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.4 mi
- Viewing Blind: 14.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 14.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 16.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 17.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 23.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 24.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 22.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 23.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 24.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 15.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 24.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.2 mi
- Boat beach: 14.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Globe: 20.5 mi
- Fox Den: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Lookadoo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Knob | ENE 64° | 861 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ENE 66° | 820 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 264° | 762 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 264° | 755 m | 8.1 mi |
| Harris Mountain | WSW 258° | 751 m | 8.4 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | ENE 72° | 724 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 266° | 716 m | 7.3 mi |
| Devils Fork Mountain | ENE 74° | 714 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 989024 — Lookadoo Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357777247
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