Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 1,146 m in North Carolina. Clingmans Peak stands 1,981 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Boggs Bunion, a peak 0.3 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1146 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 15.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Boggs Bunion: 0.3 mi
- Copperhead Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Welsh Field: 1.0 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 2.2 mi
- Town Square: 2.3 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.7 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.7 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 3.2 mi
- Davids Falls: 3.3 mi
- Catawba Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 3.3 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 6.6 mi
- Potato House: 9.7 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Spring House: 9.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 4.5 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 14.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 3.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 10.5 mi
- Deco Gecko: 15.3 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 15.3 mi
- Wake: 15.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.0 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 10.8 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.0 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 14.5 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 2.4 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 9.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 4.1 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 4.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 8.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 15.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 15.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 16.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 3.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 4.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 25.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.9 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.8 mi
- Boat beach: 24.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clingmans Peak | N 0° | 1,981 m | 6.8 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 358° | 1,946 m | 6.4 mi |
| Craggy Dome | NW 317° | 1,853 m | 6.5 mi |
| Patton Knob | N 352° | 1,828 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | NW 324° | 1,798 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pinnacle | N 8° | 1,721 m | 4.7 mi |
| Craggy Knob | WNW 303° | 1,699 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 6° | 1,640 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808124
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