Pasture Mountain
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
- 0.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 23.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bolin Knob: 1.6 mi
- Cane Creek Mountain: 1.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Caboose: 13.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 14.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 15.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 18.9 mi
- 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
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 12.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 15.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.7 mi
- Boat beach: 13.7 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Globe: 23.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 45° | 918 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 49° | 907 m | 6.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 44° | 905 m | 5.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 47° | 901 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 60° | 874 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 64° | 870 m | 7.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | NE 54° | 869 m | 5.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NE 39° | 861 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357781558
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