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Saw Mountain

Saw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saw Mountain rises to 1,026 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,819 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripshin Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31639977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,026 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.45178, -82.75152

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 5.9 mi
  • Bridge Park: 6.6 mi
  • Berm Park: 6.6 mi
  • Hominy Valley Park: 7.1 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 2.6 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 4.4 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.8 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Stream Garden: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 6.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 13.0 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 13.1 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.5 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 13.5 mi
Museums: 14
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.1 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Shook Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 2.7 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 1.3 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Saw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainWSW1,819 m6.6 mi
Mount PisgahS1,744 m1.8 mi
Fryingpan MountainSSW1,621 m4.2 mi
Little Pisgah MountainS1,611 m2.0 mi
Little Bald MountainS1,611 m3.1 mi
Big BaldS1,588 m3.8 mi
Beech KnobSSW1,547 m4.8 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopWNW1,464 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022516 — Saw Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809172

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