South Mountain
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
- 0.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 23.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pasture Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bolin Knob: 1.0 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lone Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 2.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 13.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 13.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 13.4 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.6 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 19.6 mi
- 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
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 11.9 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.9 mi
- Boat beach: 13.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.0 mi
- Globe: 23.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 54° | 918 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | ENE 57° | 907 m | 6.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 52° | 905 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 55° | 901 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 66° | 874 m | 7.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | ENE 62° | 869 m | 5.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | ENE 59° | 861 m | 2.2 mi |
| Krunkleton Knob | NE 54° | 839 m | 7.1 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357786364
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