Morgan Mountain
Morgan Mountain rises to 578 m in North Carolina. Greenlee Mountain stands 949 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is French Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31633476, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 12.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 14 mi
- Curtis Creek Overlook (348.8) · 14 mi
- Green Knob Overlook (MP 350.4) · 14 mi
- Hewat Overlook (MP 347.9) · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 4.1 mi
- Creekwise Park: 5.0 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Waterfall Park: 7.6 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 7.6 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 11.6 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 11.6 mi
- Catawba Falls: 11.6 mi
- French Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pennycove Lump: 1.9 mi
- Ledbetter Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Elliot Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Redcove Lump: 2.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 8.2 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 8.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.9 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 18.7 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 7.5 mi
- Historic Carson House: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 8.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- Bechtler House: 14.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 8.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 13.0 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.8 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 13.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 16.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 18.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 21.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.8 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Globe: 20.1 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 23.5 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 23.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 16.7 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 18.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 15.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 17.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 4.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 4.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Boat beach: 15.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Morgan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlee Mountain | NNW 331° | 949 m | 9.2 mi |
| Long Ridge | NW 326° | 941 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wolf Pen Mountain | WSW 251° | 929 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ditney Knob | WSW 255° | 898 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 264° | 839 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fork Knob | WSW 246° | 767 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 179° | 762 m | 3.0 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | WNW 284° | 757 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808328
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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