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Seniard Mountain

Seniard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Seniard Mountain rises to 1,534 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the west-northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Skinny Dip Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1534 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.31844, -82.83707

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.0 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 8.4 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.6 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.7 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Camp John Rock: 3.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 4.0 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 8.3 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 13.4 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Brevard Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Berm Park: 15.0 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 16.5 mi
  • Chalice: 19.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.3 mi
  • Wi: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.2 mi
  • M1: 8.4 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 13.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 14
  • Cradle of Forestry: 4.0 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Shook Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 20.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Seniard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobWNW 287°1,890 m2.2 mi
Mount HardyWSW 258°1,866 m5.2 mi
Tennent MountainNW 306°1,846 m2.2 mi
Grassy Cove TopNW 324°1,844 m2.6 mi
Sam KnobWNW 283°1,844 m3.3 mi
Shining RockNNW 337°1,829 m3.7 mi
Silvermine BaldWSW 256°1,822 m2.7 mi
Chestnut BaldWSW 254°1,821 m3.0 mi

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 solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022541 — Seniard Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809180

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