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Reed Mountain

Reed Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.92761, -82.56569

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 50
  • 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
Historic sites: 33
  • 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
Artworks: 17
  • Friends: 14.9 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 14.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.9 mi
  • Stream: 14.9 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.9 mi
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNE 45°1,674 m6.0 mi
Big StampNE 43°1,639 m6.2 mi
Upper Haw KnobENE 62°1,492 m4.4 mi
Sampson MountainENE 73°1,454 m7.2 mi
Elk Wallow KnobENE 73°1,452 m5.0 mi
Firescald MountainENE 75°1,442 m6.0 mi
Sampson PeakENE 73°1,442 m7.2 mi
Lower Haw KnobE 80°1,401 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808898

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