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Merrill Mountain

Merrill Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Merrill Mountain rises to 953 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the east-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Last house on the Hare RDG, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
953 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.50706, -82.48429

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ballantree neighborhood park: 1.8 mi
  • Jake Rusher Park: 3.0 mi
  • Ray L Kisiah Park: 3.1 mi
  • Brooklawn Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lake Julian Park: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 27
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Spring Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Walled Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums: 23
  • Asheville Art Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 7.2 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 7.2 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 7.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 4.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 6.7 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 16.5 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Merrill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainESE 114°1,281 m7.8 mi
High Hickory KnobNE 47°1,231 m7.0 mi
Flat TopNE 48°1,215 m7.0 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainESE 110°1,208 m8.3 mi
Big Cedar MountainNNE 28°1,159 m3.8 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesESE 108°1,152 m6.8 mi
Turkey KnobESE 119°1,136 m7.8 mi
Bank MountainSE 138°1,128 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576572757468584841
Precip in4.13.53.84.24.14.84.75.04.13.43.74.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808211

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