Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain rises to 635 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hildebran Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31640960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 635 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 28.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 25 mi
- Gorge View · 28 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 28 mi
- Chimney View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hildebran Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rector Knob: 3.7 mi
- High Peak: 4.8 mi
- Methodist Park: 2.0 mi
- Municipal Park: 2.8 mi
- Le Phare Des Alpes: 2.9 mi
- Valdese Recreation Center: 2.9 mi
- Trail of Faith: 3.6 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 4.5 mi
- Little River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Granite Falls: 8.9 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 9.7 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 10.1 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hickory Aviation Museum: 7.9 mi
- Granite Falls History: 8.7 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.1 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.4 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 10.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 11.3 mi
- Stone Bench: 13.9 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 14.0 mi
- Four Trumpets: 14.0 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 6.1 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.1 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 20.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 20.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 20.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 9.2 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.8 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 10.5 mi
- Catawba County War Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Observation Deck: 7.4 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Eastbound MM 136: 22.3 mi
- I-40 Catawba Rest Area Westbound MM 136: 22.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.0 mi
- Fox Den: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 20.0 mi
- Boat beach: 20.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.8 mi
- Mortimer: 23.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Knob | WSW 242° | 907 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 243° | 901 m | 13.9 mi |
| Walker Top | WSW 247° | 886 m | 11.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | SW 217° | 882 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 237° | 874 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 234° | 870 m | 12.5 mi |
| Skull Knob | WSW 239° | 869 m | 14.2 mi |
| Krunkleton Knob | WSW 244° | 839 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hickory FAA AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 994989 — Smith Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357786149
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- Hickory · 11 mi
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