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Queen Mountain

Queen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Queen Mountain rises to 976 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyer Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31636816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
976 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.01064, -83.18960

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dyer Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Cornet Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Satulah Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Fodderstack Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Little Fodderstack Mountain: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lower Satulah Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Secret Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Little Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Slick Stick Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Satulah Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Ravenel Park: 2.5 mi
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 3.0 mi
  • Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 3.0 mi
  • Highlands Recreation Park: 3.2 mi
  • Dixon Park: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.8 mi
  • North Beach: 19.7 mi
  • South Beach: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 20.2 mi
  • Chalice: 20.8 mi
  • Wi: 20.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Queen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainNNE 31°1,489 m5.7 mi
Fork MountainWNW 301°1,381 m5.0 mi
Satulah MountainN 355°1,377 m1.8 mi
Curtiss KnobWNW 294°1,369 m5.5 mi
Blackrock MountainNE 36°1,328 m3.7 mi
Big Dog MountainNW 319°1,316 m4.5 mi
Bearpen MountainN 5°1,306 m3.5 mi
Little Fodderstack MountainNNE 12°1,296 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808805

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