Simms Hill
Simms Hill rises to 637 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bob Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 637 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 26.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 24 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 26 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 27 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bob Knob: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.4 mi
- Butler Knob: 1.8 mi
- Hipp Knob: 2.0 mi
- Swenk Knob: 2.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 2.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 3.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.7 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Methodist Park: 7.1 mi
- Little River Falls: 1.7 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 1.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 2.6 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 5.1 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 8.0 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 8.3 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 8.4 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.3 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 17.9 mi
- Martin Luther: 18.9 mi
- Four Trumpets: 20.0 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 20.0 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.8 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 16.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 8.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 8.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 18.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 21.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.4 mi
- Fox Den: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.9 mi
- Boat beach: 16.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.4 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Simms Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | W 259° | 918 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 260° | 907 m | 5.9 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 261° | 905 m | 6.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 261° | 901 m | 6.2 mi |
| Walker Top | W 279° | 886 m | 4.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSW 197° | 882 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 251° | 874 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | WSW 244° | 870 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809250
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 19 mi
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