Ripshin Mountain
Ripshin Mountain rises to 720 m in North Carolina. Sampson Mountain stands 1,185 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Epperson Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31638235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 720 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 14.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 10 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Epperson Knob: 0.0 mi
- Carr Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 1.8 mi
- High Eagle: 1.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 1.9 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 2.2 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 2.4 mi
- Yadkin Valley Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Cove Community Center: 4.2 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 3.1 mi
- Dugger Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 10.2 mi
- Spiderback Chair: 6.7 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 6.7 mi
- Aquamarine: 6.8 mi
- Daedalus: 6.8 mi
- Golden Throat: 7.3 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 3.2 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 9.8 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 10.8 mi
- Mystery House: 11.1 mi
- Mystery Hill: 11.2 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 10.5 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 11.2 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 10.5 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.8 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 14.1 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 15.2 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 15.0 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 16.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.2 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 16.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 14.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 16.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 17.1 mi
- Mortimer: 11.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Ripshin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,185 m | 9.3 mi |
| Blowing Rock | NW 317° | 1,097 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 306° | 1,000 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dugger Mountain | N 0° | 989 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Dugger Mountain | N 0° | 989 m | 8.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 356° | 853 m | 2.9 mi |
| High Eagle | NNW 328° | 842 m | 1.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNW 328° | 842 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022298 — Ripshin Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808969
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- Hickory · 23 mi
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