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Rector Mountain

Rector Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rector Mountain rises to 793 m in North Carolina. Dick Knob stands 1,345 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Roberts Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31637428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
793 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.82622, -82.68458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Barnard Park: 4.0 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 6.6 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.1 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.1 mi
  • Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Needles Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Declaration of Independence: 2.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 2.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 2.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Italian Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 19
Museums: 15
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 17.5 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Overlook Access: 13.9 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 14.2 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Rector Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dick KnobSW1,345 m9.5 mi
Starret KnobWSW1,269 m7.1 mi
Grassland MountainSW1,266 m8.4 mi
Hap MountainW1,233 m8.1 mi
Big KnobENE1,206 m8.3 mi
Frozen KnobNE1,201 m6.8 mi
Richland MountainNNE1,189 m8.5 mi
Brushy MountainENE1,185 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022184 — Rector Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808871

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