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Southern Mountain

Southern Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Southern Mountain rises to 879 m in North Carolina. Pilot Mountain stands 1,546 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Burl Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31641267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
879 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.24845, -82.75735

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 2.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 2.1 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 3.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.1 mi
  • Champion Park: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Warrior Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bambi Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Fawn Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • King Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Whitetail Falls: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 22
  • Brevard Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Camp John Rock: 3.2 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.1 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 11.5 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 12.4 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 14
  • M1: 1.8 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.1 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 13.9 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 15.2 mi
Museums: 10
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 1.5 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 7.2 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 15.9 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Berm Park: 19.8 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 22.9 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 23.3 mi
  • Chalice: 24.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Southern Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot MountainWNW1,546 m6.4 mi
Seniard MountainNW1,534 m6.6 mi
South Spring TopNW1,405 m6.5 mi
Black MountainNNE1,307 m5.6 mi
Clawhammer MountainN1,241 m6.1 mi
Cedar Rock MountainWNW1,236 m2.5 mi
Buckwheat KnobNNW1,222 m6.0 mi
Looking Glass RockNNW1,209 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809303

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