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Miami Mountain

Miami Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Miami Mountain rises to 964 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle stands 1,721 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverwalk Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
964 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61040, -82.30345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverwalk Park: 0.9 mi
  • Town Square: 1.1 mi
  • Youth Center Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 1.6 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Evans Knob: 1.1 mi
  • Jobs Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Lakey Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Copperhead Mountain: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Davids Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 35
Gardens: 29
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 23
Museums: 21
Attractions: 18
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.0 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 12.8 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.9 mi
  • Ironland: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Miami Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PinnacleNNE 14°1,721 m6.7 mi
Graybeard MountainN 5°1,635 m5.1 mi
Big SlatyN 5°1,597 m4.9 mi
Rocky KnobN 8°1,597 m6.0 mi
Little SlatyN 2°1,524 m4.6 mi
Little Craggy KnobNNW 334°1,490 m6.4 mi
Glass Rock KnobNNE 22°1,471 m6.6 mi
Walker's KnobN 10°1,455 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556370737266564640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808215

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