Mineral Springs Mountain
Mineral Springs Mountain rises to 581 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Methodist Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 581 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 26.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Gorge View · 26 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 26 mi
- Chimney View · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Methodist Park: 0.2 mi
- Valdese Recreation Center: 1.7 mi
- Le Phare Des Alpes: 1.8 mi
- Trail of Faith: 2.3 mi
- Municipal Park: 3.1 mi
- Rector Knob: 1.8 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.9 mi
- High Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hildebran Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 4.4 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 3.5 mi
- Little River Falls: 8.2 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 8.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 9.4 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 9.5 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 7.2 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 7.5 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 7.5 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 9.6 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 12.2 mi
- Martin Luther: 13.1 mi
- Four Trumpets: 13.5 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 13.5 mi
- Stone Bench: 13.6 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 7.5 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.1 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 18.8 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 19.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 7.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 7.9 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 12.3 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Observation Deck: 9.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.3 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 24.2 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 24.2 mi
- Fox Den: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.1 mi
- Boat beach: 18.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Mortimer: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mineral Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WSW 237° | 918 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SW 236° | 907 m | 12.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WSW 238° | 905 m | 13.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 237° | 901 m | 12.5 mi |
| Walker Top | WSW 241° | 886 m | 10.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSW 209° | 882 m | 11.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SW 230° | 874 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 227° | 870 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 990051 — Mineral Springs Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357778388
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 13 mi
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