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Rich Mountain

Rich Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Mountain rises to 755 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022267).

Wikidata Q31637939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
755 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.53429, -82.03483

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 5.9 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 7.3 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.3 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Somey Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 12.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 17
Attractions: 13
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.5 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.0 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.7 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 16.2 mi
  • Caboose: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.3 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Globe: 17.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 17.6 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.6 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainW929 m6.5 mi
Ditney KnobW898 m8.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW839 m5.5 mi
Youngs MountainWSW819 m8.8 mi
Flint KnobW778 m9.1 mi
Logan MountainW776 m9.7 mi
Fork KnobW767 m8.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW762 m0.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808941

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