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Reynolds Mountain

Reynolds Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Reynolds Mountain rises to 912 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gouch Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. French Broad Overview passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31637652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
912 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.65150, -82.56846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake View Park: 1.1 mi
  • Silver Line Park: 1.9 mi
  • Geneva Maney Park: 2.2 mi
  • Woodfin Riverside Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 29
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Italian Garden: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 19
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 3.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 4.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 19.5 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Reynolds Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobENE 75°1,500 m7.2 mi
Bull MountainENE 75°1,473 m7.6 mi
Rocky KnobENE 78°1,433 m6.9 mi
Richland KnobENE 72°1,429 m7.0 mi
Richland MountainENE 72°1,429 m7.0 mi
Courthouse KnobENE 67°1,322 m6.8 mi
High SwanE 83°1,300 m6.5 mi
North KnobNE 39°1,233 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022232 — Reynolds Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808906

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