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Spivey Mountain

Spivey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spivey Mountain rises to 1,004 m in North Carolina. Big Butt Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Deaver View Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. French Broad Overview passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641331, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1004 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.60122, -82.65207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Roger Farmer Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Westside Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 3.0 mi
  • Malvern Hills Park: 3.1 mi
  • Buncombe County Sports Park: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Reems Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
Gardens: 27
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Italian Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Shrub Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 16
Museums: 16
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 5.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 5.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 14.2 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.5 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Spivey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Butt MountainW 268°1,452 m8.3 mi
Rockyface MountainW 263°1,396 m7.3 mi
Williams MountainW 267°1,375 m8.5 mi
Grassy TopWSW 247°1,271 m7.6 mi
Thompson KnobSW 231°1,269 m9.0 mi
Holland MountainWSW 247°1,264 m7.6 mi
Pinnacle KnobWNW 290°1,260 m8.4 mi
Jones MountainW 267°1,237 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566471747368574639
Precip in3.83.13.94.03.94.44.64.34.33.23.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enka, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357786592

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