Smart Mountain
Smart Mountain rises to 493 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 493 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 25 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 25 mi
- Opera Box · 25 mi
- Devil's Head · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 8.0 mi
- Volleyball: 8.0 mi
- Activity Field: 8.1 mi
- Campfire: 8.1 mi
- Archery Range: 8.2 mi
- Grassy Knob: 0.5 mi
- Allen Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cove Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Wease Knob: 0.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.6 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.9 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 12.6 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.1 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.3 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.8 mi
- Caboose: 10.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.9 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.3 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 17.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 17.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.9 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.4 mi
- Boat beach: 16.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Globe: 21.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.4 mi
- Fox Den: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Smart Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 26° | 918 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 31° | 907 m | 7.9 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 26° | 905 m | 7.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 29° | 901 m | 7.8 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 33° | 869 m | 7.1 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | N 10° | 861 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Peak | NE 39° | 829 m | 7.7 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 21° | 827 m | 7.2 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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022671 — Smart Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809270
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