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Rich Mountain

Rich Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Mountain rises to 1,001 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluerock Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022266).

Wikidata Q31637927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,001 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.43067, -82.27345

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hickory Nut Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Pool Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Pool Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 1.3 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 1.5 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 1.9 mi
  • Morse Park: 2.5 mi
  • Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.1 mi
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 13.1 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 23
Museums: 23
Attractions: 16
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 1.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Southern X793: 12.8 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 13.2 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.2 mi
  • Globe: 15.3 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 17.2 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.2 mi
  • Orange Bear: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainNW1,341 m5.9 mi
Bearwallow MountainWNW1,281 m5.1 mi
Blue Rock KnobNNW1,225 m5.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainS1,208 m1.7 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainWNW1,208 m4.7 mi
Blue Rock MountainNNW1,160 m5.8 mi
Shumont MountainNE1,156 m3.1 mi
Blue Ridge PasturesWNW1,152 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3516:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808938

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