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Pickens Mountain

Pickens Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pickens Mountain rises to 890 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is East Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
890 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10789, -82.75207

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • East Fork Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Graveley Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Jane Cantrell Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Reece Place Falls: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 4.9 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 5.4 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.5 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 9.8 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 11.9 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 11.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 14
  • Devil's Kitchen: 7.0 mi
  • M1: 8.6 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 14.8 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.8 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.8 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Brevard Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.6 mi
  • English Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 21.6 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 21.0 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • South: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.4 mi
  • North Beach: 20.8 mi
  • South Beach: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Pickens Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainNE 40°1,119 m6.2 mi
Sassafras MountainSSW 206°1,087 m3.3 mi
Slick Rock MountainNE 37°1,086 m6.1 mi
Hickorynut MountainS 191°1,063 m4.1 mi
Middle MountainENE 61°1,044 m3.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 173°1,041 m5.2 mi
Indian Camp MountainSW 236°1,027 m2.8 mi
Coldbranch MountainE 100°1,016 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808584

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