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Price Mountain

Price Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Price Mountain rises to 815 m in North Carolina. Starret Knob stands 1,269 m to the southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is French Broad Rafting, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
815 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.85483, -82.71958

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 32
  • Declaration of Independence: 4.4 mi
  • US Constitution: 4.4 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 4.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Needles Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Kelly Falls: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 20.1 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Italian Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 11.1 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 11.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Price Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starret KnobSW 215°1,269 m7.0 mi
Grassland MountainSW 215°1,266 m8.4 mi
Hap MountainWSW 242°1,233 m6.8 mi
Richland MountainNE 38°1,225 m8.5 mi
Frozen KnobENE 71°1,201 m7.5 mi
Richland MountainNE 37°1,189 m7.7 mi
Zade KnobENE 63°1,128 m6.7 mi
Spring MountainNNW 331°1,123 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808780

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