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Snakeden Mountain

Snakeden Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snakeden Mountain rises to 1,183 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q31641087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.95236, -82.61418

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 47
  • Trillium Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Moye Rest: 2.7 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.3 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.4 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 11.4 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.4 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 14
Artworks: 9
  • Rock Bridge: 17.8 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 17.8 mi
  • Friends: 17.8 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 17.8 mi
  • Stream: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Overlook Access: 13.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 14.5 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 23.5 mi
  • Terrace garden: 23.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Snakeden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobE 87°1,492 m6.6 mi
Green Ridge KnobN 356°1,480 m6.4 mi
Lower Haw KnobESE 102°1,401 m5.6 mi
Lick RockN 10°1,393 m1.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobN 359°1,393 m2.8 mi
High RockENE 68°1,359 m2.2 mi
Divide MountainNNE 13°1,342 m2.5 mi
Flint MountainNNE 14°1,327 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022684 — Snakeden Mountain, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809284

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