Spanish Oak Mountain
Spanish Oak Mountain rises to 1,381 m in North Carolina. Hump Mountain stands 1,688 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Haw Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Little Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Spanish Oak Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located southwest from the town of Newland. Its elevation reaches 4,531 ft (1,381 m). Most feeder streams from the mountain flow to the North Toe River; except for White Pine Creek, from its southeastern slope, which flows to the Linville River. The mountain is partitioned by the Eastern Continental Divide. The mountain is named after Spanish Oak, a type of red oak, which can be found on the mountain. The mountain is predominantly covered by Fraser Fir farms, a popular choice of Christmas tree.
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Wikidata Q7573262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,381 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Little Parkway
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 6.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Haw Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hawshaw Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cliff Hill: 2.1 mi
- Big Elk Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Haw Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 6.9 mi
- Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.0 mi
- Andrews Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- North Harper Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 7.2 mi
- Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 1.3 mi
- Avery County Recreation Complex: 1.5 mi
- Avery Square: 1.5 mi
- Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Point Park: 3.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 12.7 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 12.8 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 12.8 mi
- The Gardener: 15.3 mi
- Jessie: 15.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 6.8 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 6.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.3 mi
- Linville Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 11.2 mi
- High Point Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 1.5 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 6.0 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 9.1 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 14.2 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.7 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 13.4 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 15.0 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 17.5 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 17.5 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.6 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 17.9 mi
- Woods Walk: 5.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 7.4 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Shanty Springs: 7.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 8.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.5 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 12.8 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.3 mi
- Boat beach: 22.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 10.3 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Mortimer: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Spanish Oak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hump Mountain | NW 321° | 1,688 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | W 269° | 1,674 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | NW 308° | 1,662 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,658 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | NE 43° | 1,585 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NE 53° | 1,502 m | 5.4 mi |
| Spear Tops | SW 233° | 1,481 m | 7.0 mi |
| Elk Park 9 | NNW 330° | 1,474 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809305
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- Elizabethton · 25 mi
- Johnson City · 29 mi
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