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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

Peaks
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
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
  • 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 MountainW 277°929 m6.5 mi
Ditney KnobW 275°898 m8.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 296°839 m5.5 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 243°819 m8.8 mi
Flint KnobW 268°778 m9.1 mi
Logan MountainW 276°776 m9.7 mi
Fork KnobW 265°767 m8.7 mi
Pinnacle MountainWSW 254°762 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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