Paine Mountain
Paine Mountain rises to 596 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Covington Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425495, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 596 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 28 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 30 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casar Park: 3.8 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 5.5 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.0 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 9.7 mi
- Covington Mountain: 0.8 mi
- No Business Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Printers Knob: 1.1 mi
- Camp Knob: 1.1 mi
- Benn Knob: 1.5 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.6 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.8 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 1.7 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 2.6 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 3.9 mi
- Caboose: 15.7 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 17.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 19.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.0 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 15.9 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 22.6 mi
- Martin Luther: 23.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.5 mi
- Fox Den: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.2 mi
- Boat beach: 18.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Paine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 315° | 918 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 323° | 907 m | 6.1 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 316° | 905 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 321° | 901 m | 6.3 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 339° | 886 m | 7.1 mi |
| Benn Knob | NNE 29° | 882 m | 1.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NNW 334° | 874 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NNW 336° | 870 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021777 — Paine Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808489
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 23 mi
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