Sapling Mountain
Sapling Mountain rises to 847 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31639864, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 847 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 7.5 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 8.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 23 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 24 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Knob: 0.9 mi
- Redoak Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Locust Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mollie Mountain: 1.6 mi
- No Business Knob: 2.1 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Barnard Park: 7.7 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 8.9 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 4.1 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.6 mi
- Needles Falls: 7.3 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Margarette Falls: 8.2 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 2.5 mi
- Moye Rest: 7.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 9.8 mi
- US Constitution: 9.8 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Doak House Museum: 16.7 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 17.1 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 17.1 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Overlook Access: 8.8 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 10.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Rock Bridge: 22.3 mi
- Friends: 22.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 22.3 mi
- Stream: 22.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 22.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 12.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 6.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 17.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 19.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 23.7 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.6 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 23.2 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 23.2 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Sapling Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | N 351° | 1,480 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 351° | 1,438 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lick Rock | ENE 61° | 1,393 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NE 51° | 1,393 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | N 4° | 1,382 m | 6.9 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | N 359° | 1,373 m | 6.6 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 75° | 1,359 m | 7.0 mi |
| Divide Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,342 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022500 — Sapling Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809159
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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