Reed Mountain
Reed Mountain rises to 1,200 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Cove Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31637585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1200 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 10.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 19.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 14 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 18 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 18 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peter Cove Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Devil Knob: 1.2 mi
- Peter Cove Mountain: 2.2 mi
- High Rock: 2.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 1.7 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 12.2 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 13.0 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 9.7 mi
- Birchfield Camp Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Moye Rest: 1.8 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 9.9 mi
- Bill of Rights: 11.2 mi
- US Constitution: 11.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
- Friends: 14.9 mi
- Rock Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 14.9 mi
- Stream: 14.9 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 14.9 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- McElroy House: 14.8 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 14.8 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 19.1 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 20.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 21.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 22.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 16.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 17.4 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Terrace garden: 20.4 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 10.6 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 21.7 mi
- Ironland: 23.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 19.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 22.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 22.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Reed Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | NE 45° | 1,674 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Stamp | NE 43° | 1,639 m | 6.2 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | ENE 62° | 1,492 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,454 m | 7.2 mi |
| Elk Wallow Knob | ENE 73° | 1,452 m | 5.0 mi |
| Firescald Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,442 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sampson Peak | ENE 73° | 1,442 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lower Haw Knob | E 80° | 1,401 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808898
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
- Johnson City · 29 mi
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