Peak · North Carolina
Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 639 m in North Carolina. Gay Mountain stands 1,116 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31639762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 639 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.98430, -81.66149
- 5.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 9.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 10 mi
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 10 mi
- Boulder Field Overlook · 11 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Knob: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.3 mi
- Mill Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Hayes Knob: 2.6 mi
- Fletcher Knob: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 4.3 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 5.8 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 5.8 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 6.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Destiny Falls: 4.9 mi
- Adako Falls: 5.1 mi
- Thorps Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Thunder Hole: 5.7 mi
- Boat Buster: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 37
- Four Trumpets: 8.2 mi
- Golden Throat: 8.3 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 8.3 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 8.3 mi
- Red Corona: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 36
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 3.3 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 9.6 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 11.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 11.5 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
Museums: 22
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 8.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 10.1 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 10.3 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 5.4 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 10.1 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 15.6 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 13.4 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 10
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming beach: 20.2 mi
- Boat beach: 20.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 10.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 5.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,116 m | 9.7 mi |
| Blowing Rock | N 0° | 1,097 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | W 259° | 1,011 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 359° | 1,000 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sugar Knob | W 265° | 904 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bee Mountain | WNW 290° | 901 m | 9.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 349° | 895 m | 9.4 mi |
| Marks Mountain | WNW 297° | 878 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803566
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