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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

South Mountain rises to 632 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Somey Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31426080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
632 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56735, -81.83010

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.8 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 8.7 mi
  • Volleyball: 9.6 mi
  • Amphitheater: 9.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 41
  • Somey Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
Museums: 16
  • Marion Train Depot: 12.8 mi
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.2 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 14.5 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.7 mi
  • Observation Deck: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
  • Globe: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 18.7 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 21.0 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNE 54°918 m5.3 mi
Hickory KnobENE 57°907 m6.2 mi
Propst MountainNE 52°905 m5.4 mi
Buzzard RoostNE 55°901 m5.9 mi
Rainbow MountainENE 66°874 m7.3 mi
Skull KnobENE 62°869 m5.6 mi
Silver Creek KnobENE 59°861 m2.2 mi
Krunkleton KnobNE 54°839 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357786364

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