Miller Mountain
Miller Mountain rises to 787 m in North Carolina. Poplar Mountain stands 991 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tryon Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 787 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Vista Rock · 12 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tryon Peak: 1.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Fungi Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cavern Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 2.1 mi
- Big Bradley Falls: 2.2 mi
- Bradley Cooper Falls: 2.2 mi
- Harmon Field: 2.2 mi
- Rogers Park: 3.1 mi
- Stearns Park: 3.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 3.3 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 3.4 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 3.3 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 3.3 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 4.7 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 5.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 6.4 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 3.2 mi
- House of Flags: 3.3 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 5.4 mi
- Landrum Depot: 6.5 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.5 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.1 mi
- Southern X793: 12.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.2 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Glassy Rock: 9.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Orange Bear: 7.3 mi
- Globe: 10.8 mi
- Maria: 14.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.3 mi
- Chicken Statue: 21.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.6 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 23.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 13.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Miller Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Mountain | N 351° | 991 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tryon Peak | NE 43° | 986 m | 1.0 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 199° | 978 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | N 359° | 971 m | 8.3 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NE 53° | 940 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 213° | 922 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SW 214° | 921 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNW 339° | 918 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808258
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- Asheville · 28 mi
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