McCraw Mountain
McCraw Mountain rises to 744 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Game Land Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31632602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 744 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Head · 8 mi
- Exclamation Point · 8 mi
- Opera Box · 8 mi
- Vista Rock · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Game Land Falls: 0.9 mi
- Turtle Rock Falls: 2.1 mi
- Rainy Falls: 2.4 mi
- Milton Bradley Falls: 2.5 mi
- Marilou Bradley Falls: 2.6 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cliffield Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Chimneytop: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Annie Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Polk County Recreation Complex: 6.4 mi
- McCreery Park: 6.7 mi
- Stearns Park: 6.8 mi
- Harmon Field: 6.9 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.0 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 6.8 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 6.8 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 9.4 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 9.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 18.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Spring Garden: 21.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.7 mi
- House of Flags: 6.9 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 8.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 11.8 mi
- Globe: 12.6 mi
- Maria: 19.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 19.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 21.2 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 8.1 mi
- Southern X793: 9.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.8 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 5.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 5.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 10.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of McCraw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 10° | 1,208 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stony Mountain | N 7° | 1,039 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 6° | 1,001 m | 7.7 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | N 3° | 991 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tryon Peak | SSE 146° | 986 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NNE 22° | 971 m | 4.2 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ESE 122° | 940 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNW 342° | 918 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021384 — McCraw Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808188
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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