Moody Mountain
Moody Mountain rises to 1,417 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31633375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,417 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 16.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 19.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Falling Water Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Whiteoak Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Galvladi Falls: 4.3 mi
- Toe River Campground: 4.6 mi
- Burnsville Town Square: 4.6 mi
- Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
- Lincoln Park: 5.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 0.9 mi
- Celo Knob: 1.8 mi
- Percys Peak: 1.9 mi
- Horse Rock: 1.9 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 4.6 mi
- Otway Burns: 4.6 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 12.8 mi
- Tennis Court: 16.0 mi
- Friends: 4.6 mi
- Stream: 4.6 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 4.6 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 4.6 mi
- Rock Bridge: 4.6 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 4.7 mi
- McElroy House: 4.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 6.0 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 12.3 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 12.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 9.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 10.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 10.5 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 13.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 16.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 3.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 10.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 12.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.6 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 22.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.7 mi
- Boat beach: 23.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Lost Cove: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Moody Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | S 172° | 2,038 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | SSE 168° | 2,023 m | 5.3 mi |
| Balsam Cone | SSE 162° | 2,007 m | 4.5 mi |
| Big Tom | SSE 167° | 2,002 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cattail Peak | SSE 161° | 1,986 m | 4.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSE 157° | 1,942 m | 3.9 mi |
| Celo Knob | E 89° | 1,922 m | 1.8 mi |
| Horse Rock | E 99° | 1,893 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnsville AG, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808313
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