Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain rises to 831 m in North Carolina. South Spring Top stands 1,405 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Lodge Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021920).
Wikidata Q31635427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 831 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 7 mi
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 1.5 mi
- Franklin Park: 2.1 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 2.2 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.9 mi
- Warrior Falls: 2.3 mi
- Bambi Falls: 2.4 mi
- King Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Fawn Branch Falls: 2.4 mi
- Whitetail Falls: 2.4 mi
- Elk Lodge Mountain: 0.3 mi
- High Knob: 1.1 mi
- Burl Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Stony Knob: 1.5 mi
- Southern Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.8 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.4 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 17.6 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 17.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.2 mi
- Dunns Rock: 5.6 mi
- Long Rock: 11.0 mi
- El Lieutenant: 11.6 mi
- High Rocks: 11.8 mi
- Camp John Rock: 3.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 10.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 12.4 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 14.1 mi
- M1: 2.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.6 mi
- Berm Park: 19.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 21.8 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 22.9 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 23.6 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 23.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 1.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 6.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 14.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 15.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 16.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 17.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 10.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 14.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Spring Top | NW 310° | 1,405 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 359° | 1,307 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,247 m | 5.9 mi |
| Clawhammer Mountain | N 353° | 1,241 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cedar Rock Mountain | W 265° | 1,236 m | 3.9 mi |
| Buckwheat Knob | NNW 332° | 1,222 m | 5.7 mi |
| Looking Glass Rock | NW 310° | 1,209 m | 4.5 mi |
| Kagle Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,178 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808630
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- Asheville · 24 mi
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