Melrose Mountain
Melrose Mountain rises to 789 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31632761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 789 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Vista Rock · 16 mi
- Devil's Head · 16 mi
- Opera Box · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Big Fall Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Melrose Falls: 1.5 mi
- Melrose Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hemlock Shoals: 1.6 mi
- Blue Wall Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rogers Park: 2.0 mi
- Woodland Park: 2.1 mi
- Harmon Field: 2.1 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 2.2 mi
- McCreery Park: 4.5 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 1.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 2.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Tennis Courts: 2.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Spring Pool: 2.8 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Landrum Depot: 5.3 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 5.4 mi
- House of Flags: 5.6 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 5.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.8 mi
- Southern X793: 12.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.5 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.1 mi
- Orange Bear: 6.6 mi
- Maria: 11.1 mi
- Globe: 13.1 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 14.7 mi
- Chicken Statue: 18.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.6 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.2 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Asia Garden: 21.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Glassy Rock: 5.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 13.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 12.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 15.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.2 mi
- Chick Springs: 19.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Melrose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NNE 25° | 986 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 198° | 978 m | 2.5 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NE 34° | 940 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 224° | 922 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SW 223° | 921 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | SW 216° | 893 m | 3.6 mi |
| Evans Mountain | W 262° | 853 m | 6.0 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | SW 215° | 848 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808210
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