Pump Mountain
Pump Mountain rises to 832 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Piney Knob: 1.2 mi
- Carver Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Robertson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cope Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Kings Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bryson Park: 1.5 mi
- Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Bridge Park: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Mark Watson Park: 2.4 mi
- Fisher Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Buff Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Gina Falls: 3.7 mi
- 10,000 Trillium Falls: 3.7 mi
- Catamount Gap: 4.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Onion Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 2.2 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 2.2 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 2.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 6.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.8 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 10.2 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 10.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 3.9 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 4.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 7.4 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 7.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 2.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 2.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 2.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 5.1 mi
- Wi: 5.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 16.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 18.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 24.0 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 14.9 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 24.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 22.4 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 24.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 14.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.0 mi
- Judson: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Pump Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | NNE 29° | 1,904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Browning Knob | NNE 32° | 1,888 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | NE 40° | 1,873 m | 7.0 mi |
| Yellow Face | NNE 26° | 1,833 m | 5.1 mi |
| Oldfield Top | NE 41° | 1,770 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,751 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grassy Bald | ENE 72° | 1,698 m | 8.2 mi |
| Campbell Lick | NNE 22° | 1,696 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808794
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