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Propst Mountain

Propst Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Propst Mountain rises to 905 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the south, 0.3 miles off. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
905 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61596, -81.75399

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 1.9 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 7.1 mi
  • Simpson Field: 7.3 mi
  • Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 7.9 mi
  • Carbon City Park: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 4.0 mi
Museums: 21
  • History Museum of Burke County: 9.5 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.7 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 14
Historic sites: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.0 mi
  • Observation Deck: 19.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 15.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 17.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 23.1 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Propst Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobS 187°918 m0.3 mi
Hickory KnobE 86°907 m0.9 mi
Buzzard RoostE 82°901 m0.6 mi
Walker TopNE 46°886 m2.7 mi
Benn KnobESE 124°882 m6.3 mi
Rainbow MountainE 99°874 m2.5 mi
Hickorynut MountainESE 107°870 m2.9 mi
Skull KnobSE 139°869 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808789

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