Peak · North Carolina
Loose Mountain
Loose Mountain rises to 671 m in North Carolina. Little Bald stands 1,307 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ten Foot Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 671 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.94596, -81.74066
- 4.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 10.4 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 9 mi
- Wiseman's View · 10 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 10 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Ten Foot Falls: 1.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 1.2 mi
- Boat Buster: 1.2 mi
- Triple Drop: 1.5 mi
- Razorback: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Adams Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Chestnut Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Woodcock Knob: 2.1 mi
- Fletcher Knob: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 4.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 8.5 mi
- Gamewell Park: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 37
- Four Trumpets: 11.1 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 11.3 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 11.4 mi
- Golden Throat: 11.4 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 33
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 1.9 mi
- Stack Rock: 10.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 11.0 mi
- Linville Caverns: 11.2 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 12.2 mi
Museums: 23
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 1.5 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 11.3 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 13.2 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Mortimer memorial: 2.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.1 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Raven Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 6.8 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 14.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 10
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Woods Walk: 11.3 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 12.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming beach: 15.5 mi
- Boat beach: 15.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 5.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 2.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Loose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bald | NW 322° | 1,307 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ball Ground Mountain | W 281° | 1,294 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gingercake Mountain | W 267° | 1,262 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cranberry Knob | WNW 287° | 1,258 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sitting Bear Mountain | W 263° | 1,248 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Rock | NW 317° | 1,248 m | 9.9 mi |
| Parks Mountain | W 278° | 1,233 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Rough Knob | NW 321° | 1,233 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1013194 — Loose Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802483
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