Reedy Mountain
Reedy Mountain rises to 539 m in North Carolina. Dobson Knob stands 1,126 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jamison Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31637600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 539 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 7.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Jamison Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Higgins Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Toms Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 10.5 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 4.4 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Creekwise Park: 5.2 mi
- Glenwood Park: 5.3 mi
- Greenlee Park: 6.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 4.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 7.0 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 14.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 6.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 6.0 mi
- Hide & Seek: 6.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 6.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 6.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 4.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 6.6 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 13.5 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 14.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 14.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 14.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 19.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 22.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.8 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 17.5 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 19.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 18.3 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 18.3 mi
- The Market on Oak: 18.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 23.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 11.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.6 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Fox Den: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 23.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 5.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 5.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 19.3 mi
- Boat beach: 6.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 6.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 18.2 mi
- Mortimer: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Reedy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobson Knob | NNW 342° | 1,126 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 341° | 1,048 m | 8.8 mi |
| Greenlee Mountain | W 277° | 949 m | 10.4 mi |
| Icy Knob | ESE 113° | 918 m | 11.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | ESE 112° | 905 m | 10.9 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | SE 129° | 861 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pinnacle | N 3° | 856 m | 10.3 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | W 279° | 835 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1014811 — Reedy Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357803373
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