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Redcove Lump

Redcove Lump, seen from above at true elevation

Redcove Lump rises to 727 m in North Carolina. Chestnutwood Mountain stands 1,112 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennycove Lump, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31637535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
727 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.58234, -82.08066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Creekwise Park: 5.5 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 5.9 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 6.0 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 7.1 mi
  • Lindley Park: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Attractions: 16
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.5 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 12.1 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 12.2 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.9 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 14.5 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
  • Globe: 20.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 22.2 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.3 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.4 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Redcove Lump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnutwood MountainNW 323°1,112 m8.7 mi
Round MountainWSW 249°1,049 m8.5 mi
Greenlee MountainNNW 344°949 m7.9 mi
Long RidgeNNW 338°941 m7.6 mi
Wolf Pen MountainSW 236°929 m4.6 mi
Ditney KnobWSW 246°898 m6.3 mi
Jerdon MountainNW 307°841 m8.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 248°839 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808885

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