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Richland Mountain

Richland Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Richland Mountain rises to 1,189 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31638094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1189 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.94316, -82.63708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 45
  • Trillium Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 4.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 10.4 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 10.4 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 10.4 mi
Museums: 16
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 18.3 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Rock Bridge: 19.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 19.0 mi
  • Friends: 19.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 19.0 mi
  • Stream: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Overlook Access: 12.0 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 13.3 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 24.5 mi
  • Terrace garden: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Richland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldNW 322°1,480 m7.1 mi
Green Ridge KnobN 7°1,480 m7.1 mi
Lower Haw KnobE 95°1,401 m6.8 mi
Lick RockNNE 33°1,393 m3.0 mi
Sugarloaf KnobNNE 20°1,393 m3.6 mi
Big Firescald KnobNNW 336°1,382 m7.2 mi
High RockENE 66°1,359 m3.6 mi
Divide MountainNNE 31°1,342 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808954

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