Rich Mountain
Rich Mountain rises to 1,280 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022265).
Wikidata Q31637858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Gina Falls: 4.2 mi
- Fisher Falls: 4.6 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 5.6 mi
- 10,000 Trillium Falls: 5.6 mi
- Double Top: 0.9 mi
- Welch Top: 1.0 mi
- Jonas Fields: 1.3 mi
- Carter Top: 1.4 mi
- Gibson Knob: 1.8 mi
- Barkers Creek River Access: 3.2 mi
- Tuckasegee River Put Ins: 3.2 mi
- CJ Harris Access Area: 3.6 mi
- Jacksoun County Green Energy Park: 3.9 mi
- John A. Crowe Complex: 3.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 3.5 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 3.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 4.0 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 9.0 mi
- Catamount Gap: 8.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Bald Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- The Jumpoff: 15.9 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 3.9 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 4.2 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 4.3 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 4.9 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 6.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 7.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 9.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 3.7 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 4.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 4.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 4.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 9.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 4.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 17.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 20.2 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 19.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.4 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 20.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 22.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | ENE 70° | 1,904 m | 7.5 mi |
| Browning Knob | ENE 72° | 1,888 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | ENE 74° | 1,873 m | 9.0 mi |
| Yellow Face | ENE 76° | 1,833 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,751 m | 5.2 mi |
| Campbell Lick | ENE 59° | 1,696 m | 8.3 mi |
| Setzer Mountain | NE 55° | 1,665 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bunches Bald | NE 34° | 1,663 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808937
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