Peak · North Carolina
Nanny Mountain
Nanny Mountain rises to 993 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Roaringrock Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 993 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46595, -82.26011
- 1.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 1.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 14.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 2 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 2 mi
- Devil's Head · 2 mi
- Opera Box · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Roaringrock Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Knob: 0.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Shumont Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Rainbow Falls: 1.2 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 1.4 mi
- Broad River Falls: 1.8 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 2.3 mi
- Tom's Falls: 3.1 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 1.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 2.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 2.3 mi
- Morse Park: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 5.6 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 12.1 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Columbarium Garden: 9.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Spring Garden: 17.1 mi
Museums: 24
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 12.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 12.1 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 16
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.8 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.0 mi
- Southern X793: 15.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.2 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.0 mi
- Globe: 16.5 mi
- Statue of Diana: 17.0 mi
- Wake: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 4.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 4.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 5.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 8.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 16.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 16.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Nanny Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,341 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | W 266° | 1,281 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NW 312° | 1,225 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 187° | 1,208 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | W 269° | 1,208 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NW 308° | 1,160 m | 4.3 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | E 82° | 1,156 m | 1.0 mi |
| Dill Knob | NNW 338° | 1,155 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021602 — Nanny Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808384
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