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Spice Cove Mountain

Spice Cove Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spice Cove Mountain rises to 945 m in North Carolina. Bald Knob stands 1,453 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spice Cove Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
945 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16705, -82.85013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Spice Cove Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Big Bearwallow Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Diamond Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Boxcar Falls: 1.4 mi
  • First Falls: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Champion Park: 2.1 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 9.2 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • Camp John Rock: 8.8 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.9 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.5 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 16.2 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 13
  • M1: 8.0 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 12.4 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 13.2 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 13.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 17.4 mi
Museums: 9
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 7.9 mi
  • The Real American Tea Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 13.3 mi
  • Highlands Nature Center: 20.7 mi
  • Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Brevard Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
  • English Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Common Gardening: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • South: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.1 mi
  • North Beach: 23.0 mi
  • South Beach: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 21.0 mi
  • Chalice: 21.0 mi
  • American Eclipse: 21.1 mi
  • Wi: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 322°1,453 m6.9 mi
Rockyface MountainNW 319°1,427 m6.8 mi
Bruce KnobNW 326°1,401 m6.6 mi
Panthertail MountainW 269°1,365 m7.1 mi
Sassafras KnobNW 312°1,353 m6.9 mi
Big Pisgah MountainW 274°1,342 m6.8 mi
Round MountainWNW 288°1,281 m7.0 mi
Bald RockNW 310°1,279 m6.3 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 solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022736 — Spice Cove Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809310

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