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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 935 m in North Carolina. Fryingpan Mountain stands 1,621 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sitton Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021922)

Wikidata Q31635440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
935 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.32595, -82.68318

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Laughing Falls: 2.4 mi
  • High Falls: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.7 mi
  • Etowah Park: 5.5 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 5.6 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 6.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Camp John Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.1 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 9.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 16
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 5.3 mi
  • M1: 7.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.1 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.3 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 15.7 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 16.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 18.5 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 18.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 18.5 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fryingpan MountainNW 312°1,621 m6.9 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 328°1,611 m6.6 mi
Big BaldNW 318°1,588 m6.7 mi
Johnson KnobNNW 342°1,337 m6.0 mi
Black MountainW 272°1,307 m2.9 mi
Funneltop MountainNW 326°1,288 m3.8 mi
Rich MountainWNW 282°1,247 m5.0 mi
Laurel MountainNNW 345°1,246 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808633

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