Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,049 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31639202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1049 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 11.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 7 mi
- Exclamation Point · 7 mi
- Vista Rock · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Flint Knob: 1.6 mi
- Major Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Fork Knob: 2.2 mi
- Waterfall Park: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Lindley Park: 5.7 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- The Gathering Place: 6.9 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 3.2 mi
- Davids Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 4.7 mi
- Catawba Falls: 4.7 mi
- Broad River Falls: 4.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 6.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.1 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 8.3 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 12.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 7.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Spring Garden: 18.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 18.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 6.7 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.8 mi
- Historic Carson House: 14.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.6 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.5 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.5 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 15.1 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 19.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 15.2 mi
- Statue of Diana: 18.3 mi
- Wake: 19.0 mi
- Deco Gecko: 19.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 11.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 11.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.0 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 5.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 13.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.0 mi
- Boat beach: 24.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,341 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Windy | WNW 289° | 1,321 m | 6.9 mi |
| Black Knob | WNW 283° | 1,291 m | 7.1 mi |
| High Top | WNW 295° | 1,263 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | WSW 247° | 1,225 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,160 m | 6.0 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,156 m | 5.0 mi |
| Dill Knob | WNW 285° | 1,155 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803507
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- Asheville · 19 mi
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