Propst Mountain
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
- 5.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 22 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 22 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 23 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Icy Knob: 0.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 0.6 mi
- Swayback Knob: 0.6 mi
- Hickory Knob: 0.9 mi
- Skull Knob: 1.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Something Rotten: 12.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.5 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.5 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.6 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 23.8 mi
- Across the Grain: 23.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 9.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
- 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
- Swimming beach: 11.6 mi
- Boat beach: 11.6 mi
- Fox Den: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 23.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | S 187° | 918 m | 0.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 86° | 907 m | 0.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 82° | 901 m | 0.6 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 46° | 886 m | 2.7 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 124° | 882 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | E 99° | 874 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ESE 107° | 870 m | 2.9 mi |
| Skull Knob | SE 139° | 869 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808789
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 25 mi
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