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Rich Mountain

Rich Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Mountain rises to 1,195 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4487859.

Wikidata Q31637991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,195 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.36983, -82.70096

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Billy Branch Falls: 2.2 mi
  • High Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.6 mi
  • Etowah Park: 7.6 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 7.6 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 8.4 mi
  • Mills River Park: 8.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 32
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.1 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.1 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.3 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.3 mi
  • M1: 9.7 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 10.3 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.5 mi
Museums: 16
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.6 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 10.8 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 12.6 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 14.5 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.1 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 16.1 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 6.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahNW1,744 m5.0 mi
Fryingpan MountainWNW1,621 m4.4 mi
Little Bald MountainNW1,611 m3.6 mi
Little Pisgah MountainNW1,611 m4.4 mi
Big BaldWNW1,588 m4.0 mi
Beech KnobWNW1,547 m4.7 mi
Green KnobW1,534 m5.7 mi
Fork MountainNW1,452 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1014861 — Rich Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357803392

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