Noah Mountain
Noah Mountain rises to 491 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doublehead Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 491 m
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 29.8 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doublehead Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 2.0 mi
- Butler Knob: 2.8 mi
- Swenk Knob: 3.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 2.8 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 3.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.2 mi
- Methodist Park: 6.6 mi
- Casar Park: 8.1 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.1 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 11.4 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 11.5 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 12.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 3.8 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 4.7 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 4.8 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 8.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 14.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 15.4 mi
- Four Trumpets: 20.2 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 20.3 mi
- Stone Bench: 20.3 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 12.0 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 21.1 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 21.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 21.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 11.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 11.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 14.4 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Fox Den: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.2 mi
- Boat beach: 20.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.4 mi
- Observation Deck: 8.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Noah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | W 268° | 918 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 270° | 907 m | 10.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 269° | 905 m | 11.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 270° | 901 m | 10.6 mi |
| Walker Top | W 281° | 886 m | 9.3 mi |
| Benn Knob | WSW 238° | 882 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 266° | 874 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 263° | 870 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808424
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- Hickory · 15 mi
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