Quillen Mountain
Quillen Mountain rises to 1,005 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425676, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,005 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 6 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reece Place Falls: 1.6 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 1.9 mi
- Silver Steps Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cannon Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 5.7 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 7.6 mi
- Franklin Park: 7.7 mi
- Middle Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Dehon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Coldbranch Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 3.7 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 6.4 mi
- Jennings Mill: 8.3 mi
- Trestle ruins: 8.3 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 10.0 mi
- Springtime in TR: 17.7 mi
- Honey: 18.0 mi
- Softball statue: 19.5 mi
- Doughboy: 19.8 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 21.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.4 mi
- M1: 7.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 10.8 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.3 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 16.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 6.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 16.4 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 16.7 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 17.0 mi
- El Lieutenant: 2.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 4.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.6 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- English Garden: 16.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.0 mi
- Asia Garden: 19.5 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 19.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 19.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 20.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.9 mi
- North Beach: 23.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Quillen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | N 1° | 1,119 m | 3.5 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | N 355° | 1,086 m | 3.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NW 311° | 1,044 m | 0.8 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,016 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,013 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | E 90° | 1,011 m | 1.7 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | E 81° | 1,008 m | 4.9 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | SW 225° | 1,002 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803317
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