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Snakeden Mountain

Snakeden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snakeden Mountain rises to 1,367 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1367 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.24318, -81.72233

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rivers House Park: 2.6 mi
  • North Street Park: 2.6 mi
  • Howards Knob County Park: 2.7 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 2.7 mi
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Otter Falls: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Hellbenders: 2.7 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 2.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 2.7 mi
  • Time and Honor: 2.8 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 2.8 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 5.2 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 6.2 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 6.3 mi
  • Round-Up: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 9
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 2.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 18.2 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Snakeden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 8°1,697 m6.1 mi
Rich MountainN 4°1,633 m4.8 mi
Hanging RockSW 223°1,582 m8.4 mi
Rocky KnobWSW 247°1,502 m7.5 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 35°1,490 m7.3 mi
Harmon KnobNNE 17°1,466 m3.2 mi
Rittle KnobNNE 33°1,463 m6.5 mi
Rich MountainESE 120°1,455 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 995042 — Snakeden Mountain, Watauga County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357786235

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