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Lynn Mountain

Lynn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lynn Mountain rises to 424 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brendle Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
424 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60069, -81.44398

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bakers Mountain Park: 4.3 mi
  • George Hildebeand Community Park: 4.7 mi
  • Mountain View Recreation Center: 5.4 mi
  • Jacob Fork Park: 7.8 mi
  • Henry Fork River Regional Park: 8.0 mi
Museums: 24
  • Hickory Aviation Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Harper House/Hickory History Center: 11.1 mi
  • Catawba Science Center: 11.2 mi
  • Arts & Science Center: 11.2 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 18
Waterfalls: 17
  • Little River Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 10.8 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 10.9 mi
  • McGalliard Falls: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 4
  • Lake Hickory Attractions: 11.3 mi
  • Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
  • Balls Creek Campground: 19.5 mi
  • Shelby Corn Maze: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Observation Deck: 4.6 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 19.8 mi
  • I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Peninsula: 13.3 mi
  • Fox Den: 13.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Lynn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobW 274°907 m16.5 mi
Buzzard RoostW 274°901 m16.9 mi
Walker TopW 281°886 m15.7 mi
Benn KnobWSW 259°882 m12.4 mi
Rainbow MountainW 273°874 m15.0 mi
Hickorynut MountainW 271°870 m14.7 mi
Skull KnobW 271°869 m16.8 mi
Krunkleton KnobW 277°839 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:45
September equinox07:1418:5119:24
December solstice07:3216:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576674777570594741
Precip in4.23.54.54.44.15.04.64.44.33.53.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021317 — Lynn Mountain, Catawba County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808147

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