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Lookadoo Mountain

Lookadoo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.54568, -81.89177

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 6.3 mi
  • Volleyball: 6.8 mi
  • Amphitheater: 6.8 mi
  • Activity Field: 6.8 mi
  • Campfire: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • 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
Museums: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 8
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
  • Globe: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Creek KnobENE 64°861 m5.9 mi
Chestnut KnobENE 66°820 m8.3 mi
Pinnacle MountainW 264°762 m8.4 mi
Rich MountainW 264°755 m8.1 mi
Harris MountainWSW 258°751 m8.4 mi
Shoal MountainENE 72°724 m4.9 mi
Grassy MountainW 266°716 m7.3 mi
Devils Fork MountainENE 74°714 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

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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