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Pigpen Mountain

Pigpen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pigpen Mountain rises to 458 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Creek Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
458 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53096, -81.83677

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Volleyball: 7.4 mi
  • Amphitheater: 7.4 mi
  • Activity Field: 7.5 mi
  • Campfire: 7.6 mi
  • Archery Range: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Somey Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 8.0 mi
Museums: 17
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 11.7 mi
  • Bechtler House: 12.9 mi
  • Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.1 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.4 mi
  • Globe: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 21.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 23.1 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Pigpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNE 39°918 m7.3 mi
Propst MountainNE 38°905 m7.5 mi
Buzzard RoostNE 41°901 m7.9 mi
Skull KnobNE 46°869 m7.4 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNE 32°861 m4.3 mi
Swayback KnobNE 34°827 m7.2 mi
Chestnut KnobNE 45°820 m6.3 mi
Black MountainENE 68°792 m7.8 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/357781969

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