Pine Mountain
Pine Mountain rises to 804 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Creek Trout Farm, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31635385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 804 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 12.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sams Knob: 1.5 mi
- Mackey Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Narrows Knob: 1.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Feds Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Roaring Fork Falls: 3.2 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Greenlee Park: 6.2 mi
- Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 6.2 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 7.8 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 5.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 9.9 mi
- Historic Carson House: 5.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 1.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.5 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.1 mi
- Viewing Blind: 14.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.1 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 13.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 13.3 mi
- The Market on Oak: 13.4 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 13.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Terrace garden: 8.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 11.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 13.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 15.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 13.3 mi
- Boat beach: 15.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Pine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | WNW 288° | 2,038 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | WNW 296° | 2,023 m | 7.2 mi |
| Balsam Cone | WNW 302° | 2,007 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Tom | WNW 297° | 2,002 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NW 306° | 1,986 m | 7.7 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | W 271° | 1,981 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | W 273° | 1,971 m | 7.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | W 269° | 1,946 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1014429 — Pine Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357803172
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