Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain rises to 553 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wease Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31634998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 553 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 24 mi
- Opera Box · 24 mi
- Devil's Head · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wease Knob: 0.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Pigpen Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Marlin Knob: 0.9 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Amphitheater: 7.1 mi
- Volleyball: 7.1 mi
- Activity Field: 7.2 mi
- Campfire: 7.2 mi
- Archery Range: 7.3 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.9 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 6.6 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 7.1 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 8.2 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 11.0 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.4 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 12.7 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 14.9 mi
- Caboose: 11.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.5 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.5 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.5 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 17.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.6 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 13.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 14.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 21.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.0 mi
- Boat beach: 16.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Globe: 20.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.0 mi
- Fox Den: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Pigeon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 35° | 918 m | 7.7 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 34° | 905 m | 7.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 37° | 901 m | 8.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | NE 41° | 869 m | 7.8 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 26° | 861 m | 4.8 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 30° | 827 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NE 40° | 820 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 63° | 792 m | 7.9 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992183 — Pigeon Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357781964
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