Shoal Mountain
Shoal Mountain rises to 724 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Somey Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 724 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 24 mi
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 24 mi
- Buck Creek Gap Parking Overlook (MP 344.1) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.1 mi
- Glenwood Park: 9.8 mi
- Volleyball: 10.3 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 10.4 mi
- Pasture Mountain: 1.0 mi
- South Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bolin Knob: 1.2 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 1.3 mi
- Oakey Knob: 1.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 0.6 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 4.0 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 5.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 13.8 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.9 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 14.0 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 14.1 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 13.8 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 13.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 13.8 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.4 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.1 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 11.2 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 23.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 13.2 mi
- Boat beach: 13.3 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Globe: 24.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.2 mi
- Fox Den: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Shoal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 44° | 918 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 49° | 907 m | 5.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 43° | 905 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 47° | 901 m | 5.0 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 44° | 886 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 62° | 874 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 66° | 870 m | 6.4 mi |
| Skull Knob | NE 55° | 869 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357785890
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 29 mi
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