Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 734 m in North Carolina. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31639316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 734 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Vista Rock · 13 mi
- Devil's Head · 13 mi
- Opera Box · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Big Warrior Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Warrior Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Miller Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Bradley Falls: 1.4 mi
- Big Bradley Falls: 1.9 mi
- Hemlock Shoals: 2.2 mi
- Melrose Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Melrose Falls: 2.4 mi
- Harmon Field: 1.9 mi
- Rogers Park: 2.9 mi
- Depot Garden Park: 3.2 mi
- Woodland Park: 3.3 mi
- Stearns Park: 4.2 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 4.2 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 4.2 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 4.6 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 4.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 5.4 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.5 mi
- Southern X793: 11.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.6 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.9 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 13.5 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 4.2 mi
- House of Flags: 4.3 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 4.3 mi
- Landrum Depot: 6.5 mi
- Orange Bear: 7.5 mi
- Globe: 11.9 mi
- Maria: 13.8 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 17.4 mi
- Chicken Statue: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 8.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 10.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 10.7 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.7 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.9 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Asia Garden: 23.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 12.7 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 14.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 11.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 21.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 23.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NE 48° | 986 m | 2.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 192° | 978 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | N 5° | 971 m | 9.0 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NE 52° | 940 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 210° | 922 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | SSW 211° | 921 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | N 349° | 918 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | SSW 203° | 893 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022415 — Round Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809096
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- Asheville · 28 mi
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