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Pasture Mountain

Pasture Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pasture Mountain rises to 494 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Somey Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
494 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55735, -81.82260

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 7.1 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 9.3 mi
  • Volleyball: 9.3 mi
  • Amphitheater: 9.4 mi
  • Activity Field: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Somey Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
Museums: 18
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.5 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 13.6 mi
  • Bechtler House: 14.9 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 14.9 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.4 mi
  • Observation Deck: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
  • Globe: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 19.5 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 21.2 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Pasture Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNE 45°918 m5.4 mi
Hickory KnobNE 49°907 m6.3 mi
Propst MountainNE 44°905 m5.6 mi
Buzzard RoostNE 47°901 m6.0 mi
Rainbow MountainENE 60°874 m7.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainENE 64°870 m7.3 mi
Skull KnobNE 54°869 m5.6 mi
Silver Creek KnobNE 39°861 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357781558

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