Peak · North Carolina
Poplar Mountain
Poplar Mountain rises to 991 m in North Carolina. Bearwallow Mountain stands 1,281 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacles, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 991 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.39012, -82.28317
- 2.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 4.2 mi off the Drovers Road
- 11.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 3 mi
- Devil's Head · 3 mi
- Opera Box · 3 mi
- Vista Rock · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Point Lookout Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wildcat Spur: 1.7 mi
- Point Lookout: 1.7 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 3.5 mi
- The Gathering Place: 4.0 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 4.0 mi
- Morse Park: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Edneyville High School Monument: 3.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.9 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 10.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 10.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 25
- Pollinator Garden: 11.1 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 14.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Spring Garden: 18.2 mi
Museums: 21
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 10.3 mi
- House of Flags: 10.7 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 11.2 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- Globe: 14.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.8 mi
- Orange Bear: 15.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 18.1 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 14
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 3.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 6.6 mi
- Southern X793: 10.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.2 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- The Pinnacles: 0.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 1.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Lake Lure Green Space: 5.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 19.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 11.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Mountain | NW 320° | 1,281 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 36° | 1,208 m | 1.4 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NW 326° | 1,208 m | 6.3 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,156 m | 5.8 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NW 313° | 1,136 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,086 m | 6.7 mi |
| Burntshirt Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,061 m | 6.8 mi |
| High Top | NNW 344° | 1,053 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992696 — Poplar Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357782835
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