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Mineral Springs Mountain

Mineral Springs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.71569, -81.55815

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 56
  • 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
Museums: 19
  • 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
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 13.2 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobWSW 237°918 m13.1 mi
Hickory KnobSW 236°907 m12.2 mi
Propst MountainWSW 238°905 m13.0 mi
Buzzard RoostWSW 237°901 m12.5 mi
Walker TopWSW 241°886 m10.3 mi
Benn KnobSSW 209°882 m11.9 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 230°874 m11.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 227°870 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1120:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

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

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