Mine Mountain
Mine Mountain rises to 954 m in North Carolina. Green Knob stands 1,534 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutton Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 2.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sutton Falls: 0.4 mi
- Silver Ribbon Falls: 0.9 mi
- Laughing Falls: 1.0 mi
- Sitton Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Clawhammer Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sutton Knob: 0.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Sutton Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.4 mi
- McCall Mountain: 1.5 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 3.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.5 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.6 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.8 mi
- Etowah Park: 6.1 mi
- Camp John Rock: 5.6 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.9 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 10.5 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.3 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 13.7 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 13.8 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 13.9 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 13.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.2 mi
- M1: 5.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.9 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.7 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 12.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.9 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 9.5 mi
- High Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Long Rock: 11.5 mi
- Berm Park: 16.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 18.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 19.8 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 19.9 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 19.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 5.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 11.1 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 13.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 14.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.6 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 11.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Mine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Knob | WNW 299° | 1,534 m | 6.8 mi |
| Johnson Knob | N 350° | 1,337 m | 7.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,307 m | 2.5 mi |
| Funneltop Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,288 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,247 m | 4.8 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | N 354° | 1,246 m | 6.8 mi |
| Clawhammer Mountain | NW 305° | 1,241 m | 3.2 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,236 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021486 — Mine Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808286
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