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Mount Hardy

Mount Hardy, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hardy rises to 1,866 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hardy Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1866 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.30316, -82.92763

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Mount Hardy Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Buckeye Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Herrin Knob Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Lower Bubbling Spring Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 4.9 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.2 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.8 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 9.0 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 1.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.7 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 14.6 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 17
Museums: 10
  • Cradle of Forestry: 9.0 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 14.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 14.2 mi
  • Wi: 14.3 mi
  • Ear: 14.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 12.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Mount Hardy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNW 321°1,951 m5.7 mi
Black Balsam KnobENE 60°1,890 m3.4 mi
Reinhart KnobNW 319°1,856 m4.3 mi
Tennent MountainNE 55°1,846 m4.0 mi
Sam KnobNE 45°1,844 m2.6 mi
Grassy Cove TopNE 49°1,844 m4.8 mi
Shining RockNE 39°1,829 m5.8 mi
Silvermine BaldE 81°1,822 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809786

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