Major Mountain
Major Mountain rises to 725 m in North Carolina. High Windy stands 1,321 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31632267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 725 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 8.6 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 9 mi
- Vista Rock · 9 mi
- Opera Box · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Ditney Knob: 1.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Flint Knob: 2.1 mi
- Waterfall Park: 2.9 mi
- Lindley Park: 4.3 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 4.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 6.7 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 3.9 mi
- Catawba Falls: 3.9 mi
- Davids Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 4.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.1 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.5 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 9.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.5 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 13.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 7.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Spring Garden: 19.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.1 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.7 mi
- Historic Carson House: 12.4 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.1 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.0 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.6 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 18.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 15.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 19.3 mi
- Wake: 19.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 19.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 9.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 11.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 11.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 6.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Boat beach: 22.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.7 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Major Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Windy | W 277° | 1,321 m | 7.5 mi |
| High Top | WNW 282° | 1,263 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | WSW 240° | 1,225 m | 7.1 mi |
| Boggs Bunion | NW 323° | 1,185 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 324° | 1,182 m | 7.7 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,160 m | 7.5 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,156 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dill Knob | W 269° | 1,155 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808152
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