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Middle Mountain

Middle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Mountain rises to 982 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31632867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
982 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.85844, -82.55958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 3.7 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 8.2 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 10.2 mi
  • Barnard Park: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Trillium Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Walker Falls: 13.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
  • Moye Rest: 6.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 8.1 mi
  • US Constitution: 8.1 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Friends: 15.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 15.1 mi
  • Stream: 15.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 15.1 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 15.1 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 19.2 mi
  • Terrace garden: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 17.7 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.1 mi
  • Overlook Access: 18.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 19.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobNNE1,492 m7.7 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNE1,452 m7.6 mi
Lower Haw KnobNNE1,401 m5.8 mi
High PeakNE1,345 m7.2 mi
Hack KnobNNW1,242 m8.0 mi
Big KnobN1,206 m2.0 mi
Rocky KnobENE1,203 m8.1 mi
Frozen KnobNW1,201 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021432 — Middle Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808232

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