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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.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31425955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,534 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31844, -82.83707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Peaks
Gardens: 25
  • 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
Historic sites: 23
  • 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
Artworks: 19
  • Berm Park: 15.0 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 16.5 mi
  • Chalice: 19.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.3 mi
  • Ear: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • 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: 16
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
On the horizon

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 KnobWNW1,890 m2.2 mi
Mount HardyWSW1,866 m5.2 mi
Tennent MountainNW1,846 m2.2 mi
Grassy Cove TopNW1,844 m2.6 mi
Sam KnobWNW1,844 m3.3 mi
Shining RockNNW1,829 m3.7 mi
Silvermine BaldWSW1,822 m2.7 mi
Chestnut BaldWSW1,821 m3.0 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 solstice07:3716:4417:23

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.

Sources

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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