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Parks Mountain

Parks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Parks Mountain rises to 1,233 m in North Carolina. Grandmother Mountain stands 1,408 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31634496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1233 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.96179, -81.87872

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Steels Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Newt Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Zig Zag Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Skidder Falls: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 42
  • Mosaic Mural: 11.1 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 11.1 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 11.1 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 11.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Linville Caverns: 4.5 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 8.8 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 9.4 mi
  • Stack Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 9.8 mi
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 17
  • Mortimer memorial: 6.9 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 12.2 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 11.2 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 18.7 mi
  • Community Gardens: 18.8 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 2.5 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 23.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 8.8 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 9.1 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Parks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grandmother MountainNNE 16°1,408 m7.3 mi
Spanish Oak MountainNNW 335°1,381 m8.1 mi
Moore MountainN 356°1,344 m8.1 mi
Big Elk MountainNW 319°1,342 m8.1 mi
Little BaldNNE 15°1,307 m6.7 mi
Humpback MountainWSW 256°1,295 m4.8 mi
Hawshaw MountainNNW 330°1,295 m6.6 mi
Buck HillWNW 294°1,295 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808534

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