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Oak Mountain

Oak Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Oak Mountain rises to 525 m in North Carolina. Shumont Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31633916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
525 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.52651, -82.10177

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Davids Falls: 10.0 mi
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 3.6 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 6.6 mi
  • Lindley Park: 8.5 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 8.8 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.3 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 8.3 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 10.3 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 15.6 mi
  • Caboose: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 7
Springs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.2 mi
  • Globe: 16.7 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 21.8 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
  • Orange Bear: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Oak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shumont MountainWSW 243°1,156 m8.9 mi
Round MountainW 277°1,049 m6.8 mi
Cross MountainWNW 285°1,044 m8.7 mi
Weed Patch MountainWSW 253°1,039 m7.3 mi
Stone MountainW 265°998 m7.4 mi
Hicks MountainWNW 296°939 m8.6 mi
Wolf Pen MountainWNW 296°929 m2.9 mi
Rumbling Bald MountainWSW 237°914 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808445

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