Peak · North Carolina
Shumont Mountain
Shumont Mountain rises to 1,156 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31640710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1156 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46790, -82.24289
- 1.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 15.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pulpit Rock · 2 mi
- Exclamation Point · 2 mi
- Opera Box · 2 mi
- Vista Rock · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eagle Rock: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Knob: 0.7 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rumbling Bald Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Roaringrock Mountain: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Rainbow Falls: 1.5 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 2.4 mi
- Broad River Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 2.6 mi
- Bottomless Pools: 2.9 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 1.9 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 2.1 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Morse Park: 2.4 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.5 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 7.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 12.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Columbarium Garden: 9.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Spring Garden: 17.9 mi
Museums: 25
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.6 mi
- House of Flags: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 2.6 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.6 mi
- Southern X793: 15.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.5 mi
- Globe: 16.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.7 mi
- Statue of Diana: 17.9 mi
- Wake: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 4.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 5.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lake Lure Green Space: 4.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 15.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 16.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 16.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Shumont Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,341 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | W 266° | 1,281 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | WNW 303° | 1,225 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,208 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | W 268° | 1,208 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,160 m | 5.1 mi |
| Dill Knob | NNW 331° | 1,155 m | 7.0 mi |
| Turkey Knob | W 261° | 1,136 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 994782 — Shumont Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357785919
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