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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 546 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
546 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68124, -81.65871

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Drexel Heritage Park: 4.1 mi
  • Shuey Park: 4.6 mi
  • Martha's Park: 4.8 mi
  • Collett Street Recreation Center: 4.8 mi
  • McCombs Park: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Little River Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 5.5 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
Museums: 21
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 4.4 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 4.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 4.7 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Hudson Depot Museum: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Observation Deck: 14.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 16.7 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobSW 229°918 m7.2 mi
Hickory KnobSW 225°907 m6.3 mi
Propst MountainSW 230°905 m7.0 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 227°901 m6.5 mi
Walker TopSW 232°886 m4.3 mi
Benn KnobS 181°882 m8.0 mi
Rainbow MountainSSW 211°874 m5.7 mi
Hickorynut MountainSSW 206°870 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021925 — Pine Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808639

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