Peak · North Carolina
Mitchell Mountain
Mitchell Mountain rises to 957 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grant Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Drovers Road passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 957 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.45290, -82.33150
- 1.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 2.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 2 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Exclamation Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grant Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Raven Rock: 1.1 mi
- Barnwell Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Bearwallow Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Bead and Lace Falls: 0.6 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tom's Falls: 2.6 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 2.7 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 4.7 mi
- The Gathering Place: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 5.2 mi
- Morse Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 2.8 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 4.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 9.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 13.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 11.7 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 5.2 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 11.4 mi
- Southern X793: 11.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 13.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 14.0 mi
- Wake: 15.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 4.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 5.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 12.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Mitchell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | N 359° | 1,341 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,281 m | 1.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NNE 15° | 1,225 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NW 316° | 1,208 m | 1.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 132° | 1,208 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | N 9° | 1,160 m | 3.6 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,156 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NW 308° | 1,152 m | 2.7 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 | 20:11 | 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021503 — Mitchell Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808301
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