Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 770 m in North Carolina. Poplar Mountain stands 991 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Hungry River Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31637913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 770 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.9 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Exclamation Point · 10 mi
- Devil's Head · 11 mi
- Opera Box · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Hungry River Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Hungry River Falls: 1.2 mi
- Emily Falls: 1.2 mi
- Pulliam Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Sunshine Falls: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Kings Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Annie Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cove Mountain: 2.7 mi
- McCreery Park: 4.3 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 5.7 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Jackson Park: 6.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.1 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 8.4 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 8.4 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 8.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 20.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 20.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 20.5 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 7.1 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 8.4 mi
- Orange Bear: 12.6 mi
- Globe: 15.1 mi
- Maria: 17.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 20.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 20.8 mi
- Southern X793: 7.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 7.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 9.6 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 10.6 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 11.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 5.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 11.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Mountain | NNE 25° | 991 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tryon Peak | ESE 113° | 986 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | NE 39° | 971 m | 6.9 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | E 99° | 940 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NE 36° | 918 m | 3.8 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | NNE 13° | 904 m | 6.6 mi |
| Point Lookout | N 11° | 904 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNE 13° | 903 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808932
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- Asheville · 23 mi
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