Peter Cove Mountain
Peter Cove Mountain rises to 1,088 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31634900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1088 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 10.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 18.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 19 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 19 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reed Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Devil Knob: 1.3 mi
- Peter Cove Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 2.1 mi
- High Rock: 2.2 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 2.8 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 8.0 mi
- Barnard Park: 11.5 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 8.6 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Birchfield Camp Falls: 11.0 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 11.1 mi
- Moye Rest: 1.8 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.9 mi
- Bill of Rights: 10.9 mi
- US Constitution: 10.9 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 10.9 mi
- Rock Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Friends: 16.0 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 16.0 mi
- Stream: 16.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 16.0 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- McElroy House: 15.9 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 15.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 19.3 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 18.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 20.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 22.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 23.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 15.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 16.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.3 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.3 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 21.6 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 23.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 10.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 12.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 14.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.1 mi
- Ironland: 23.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 18.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 23.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Peter Cove Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | NE 54° | 1,674 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Stamp | NE 52° | 1,639 m | 6.7 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | ENE 72° | 1,492 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elk Wallow Knob | E 80° | 1,452 m | 5.9 mi |
| Firescald Mountain | E 80° | 1,442 m | 7.0 mi |
| Lower Haw Knob | E 89° | 1,401 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lick Rock | NNW 337° | 1,393 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NNW 338° | 1,393 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808578
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
- Johnson City · 29 mi
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