Mike Mountain
Mike Mountain rises to 699 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31632919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 699 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 12.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 16.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 17.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 15 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 15 mi
- Opera Box · 15 mi
- Devil's Head · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 5.6 mi
- Activity Field: 7.1 mi
- Volleyball: 7.1 mi
- Archery Range: 7.2 mi
- Campfire: 7.2 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 8.7 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 12.3 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 14.1 mi
- Catawba Falls: 14.1 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Harris Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 10.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 11.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 11.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.7 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.8 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 14.7 mi
- Caboose: 15.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 11.4 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.8 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 19.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 19.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 21.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 21.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 16.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 17.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 18.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.7 mi
- Globe: 17.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 19.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Boat beach: 17.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Mike Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pen Mountain | W 278° | 929 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ditney Knob | W 277° | 898 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WNW 294° | 839 m | 6.8 mi |
| Youngs Mountain | WSW 249° | 819 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 280° | 762 m | 1.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 286° | 755 m | 1.4 mi |
| Harris Mountain | WSW 249° | 751 m | 1.6 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | W 271° | 738 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 989840 — Mike Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357778278
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