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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
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
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
  • 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: 24
  • 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: 15
  • 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
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
  • 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
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 7.0 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fryingpan MountainNW1,621 m6.9 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW1,611 m6.6 mi
Big BaldNW1,588 m6.7 mi
Green KnobWNW1,534 m7.0 mi
Johnson KnobNNW1,337 m6.0 mi
Black MountainW1,307 m2.9 mi
Funneltop MountainNW1,288 m3.8 mi
Clawhammer MountainW1,241 m3.4 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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