Spring Creek Mountain
Spring Creek Mountain rises to 1,004 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the west, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rector Butt, a peak 0.8 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31641357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,004 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 7.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 7.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 4 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 22 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 24 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnard Park: 3.5 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 6.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Rector Butt: 0.8 mi
- Divide Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hap Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Slaty Knob: 2.6 mi
- Needles Falls: 2.9 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 9.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.9 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 7.9 mi
- US Constitution: 7.9 mi
- Bill of Rights: 7.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.0 mi
- Berm Park: 20.9 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 21.8 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 22.0 mi
- Passage: 22.2 mi
- rooster: 22.2 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Shook Museum: 21.8 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 22.1 mi
- Vann Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 15.0 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 5.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 20.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.3 mi
- Ironland: 22.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 4.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 9.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 19.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 9.4 mi
- Overlook Access: 10.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 21.8 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.3 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 20.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 21.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 19.2 mi
- Wasp: 6.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Spring Creek Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | W 274° | 1,430 m | 5.0 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,407 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | W 274° | 1,406 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mikes Knob | S 184° | 1,378 m | 7.3 mi |
| Doggett Knob | S 183° | 1,352 m | 8.1 mi |
| Dick Knob | S 184° | 1,345 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSW 195° | 1,295 m | 5.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 277° | 1,290 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809315
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 23 mi
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