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Mahogany Rock Mountain

Mahogany Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mahogany Rock Mountain rises to 1,099 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Incredible Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44096, -81.08981

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Crouse Park: 4.9 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 5.5 mi
  • Traphill Historic District: 7.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Parkway: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Incredible Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Widows Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Virginia Rest Area: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mahogany Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherine KnobWNW 284°1,223 m7.1 mi
Fender MountainNW 305°1,212 m5.9 mi
Cheek MountainWNW 290°1,196 m6.5 mi
Betsy PeakW 276°1,186 m8.3 mi
Green MountainWSW 246°1,185 m1.6 mi
Bullhead MountainENE 71°1,171 m1.3 mi
Peach Bottom MountainWNW 283°1,157 m7.5 mi
Bluff MountainWSW 255°1,136 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:36
June solstice06:0720:0820:46
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3316:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526069737164544336
Precip in4.53.14.95.45.54.95.24.95.14.54.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808150

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