Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 1,118 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4651969.
Wikidata Q31428996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,118 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 13.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 3 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 27 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Knob: 0.9 mi
- Spring Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bellcow Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Walnut Knob: 3.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Barnard Park: 6.8 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 3.5 mi
- Kelly Falls: 4.2 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
- Dudley Falls: 4.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Vann Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.0 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 3.5 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 11.2 mi
- US Constitution: 11.2 mi
- Bill of Rights: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 7.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 20.9 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 16.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 17.2 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 21.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Overlook Access: 4.3 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 4.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 7.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.3 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 23.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 11.9 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 24.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | NE 37° | 1,480 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SW 224° | 1,430 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hap Mountain | S 188° | 1,233 m | 8.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 39° | 1,211 m | 6.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,123 m | 2.1 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 110° | 1,102 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rector Butt | S 182° | 1,090 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sheepstamp Knob | ESE 106° | 1,088 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356773666
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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