Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,281 m in North Carolina. Bald Knob stands 1,453 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Aunt Sallys Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022414).
Wikidata Q31639328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,281 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Aunt Sallys Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Mill Shoals: 0.9 mi
- Lower Rhapsodie Falls: 0.9 mi
- Big Pisgah Falls: 1.0 mi
- Havilah Falls: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.4 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 7.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.6 mi
- Champion Park: 8.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 0.8 mi
- Big Pisgah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Shelton Pisgah Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Awl Knob: 2.2 mi
- Panthertail Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 2.9 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 8.0 mi
- Camp John Rock: 11.6 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 15.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 16.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 10.7 mi
- M1: 13.4 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.2 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 14.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Ear: 14.1 mi
- Chalice: 14.2 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.8 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NE 37° | 1,453 m | 4.0 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | S 191° | 1,452 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | NE 37° | 1,427 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,414 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bruce Knob | NE 41° | 1,401 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,392 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,386 m | 4.9 mi |
| Laurel Knob | WSW 238° | 1,380 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809095
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