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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 890 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knobs stands 1,139 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stair Step Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022412)

Wikidata Q31425857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
890 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.08233, -82.85514

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Stair Step Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Boren Mill Shoals: 0.6 mi
  • The Shoals: 1.0 mi
  • Taper Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bearpen Falls: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Champion Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 7.7 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 8.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 9.0 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 21
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.5 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 8
Attractions: 8
  • M1: 12.4 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.9 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 15.3 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 16.1 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
  • English Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.7 mi
  • North Beach: 17.2 mi
  • South Beach: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobsW 269°1,139 m6.9 mi
Sassafras MountainESE 105°1,087 m4.6 mi
Puncheon Camp MountainWNW 294°1,083 m6.0 mi
Rocky MountainNW 323°1,063 m5.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainESE 114°1,063 m5.5 mi
RoundtopWNW 284°1,051 m6.3 mi
Indian Camp MountainE 87°1,027 m3.5 mi
Walnut Cove MountainNNW 330°1,023 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022412 — Round Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809092

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