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Queen Creek Mountain

Queen Creek Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Queen Creek Mountain rises to 1,102 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rich Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1102 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.38706, -82.67124

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Billy Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 6.6 mi
  • Mills River Park: 6.9 mi
  • Etowah Park: 7.1 mi
  • Powhatan Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Westfeldt River Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.8 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 5.0 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.1 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Miniature Railroad: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 16
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 6.3 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.3 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 8.3 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 10.4 mi
  • M1: 11.3 mi
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.5 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 9.3 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Berm Park: 12.4 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.3 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 14.3 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 6.5 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Queen Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWNW 299°1,744 m5.5 mi
Fryingpan MountainW 274°1,621 m5.8 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 288°1,611 m4.4 mi
Little Pisgah MountainWNW 301°1,611 m4.8 mi
Big BaldW 278°1,588 m5.2 mi
Fork MountainWNW 293°1,452 m6.1 mi
Candler KnobNW 312°1,381 m4.6 mi
Stony BaldNW 319°1,363 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564640
Precip in4.43.73.94.34.24.85.34.74.43.53.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 13 S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022123 — Queen Creek Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808803

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