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Spring Mountain

Spring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spring Mountain rises to 1,184 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,819 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022753).

Wikidata Q31641406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,184 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.47927, -82.78013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cradle Falls: 7.2 mi
Peaks
  • White Rock Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Twelve O'Clock Top: 1.3 mi
  • Rocky Face Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Doubletop Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Potato Knob: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 3.6 mi
  • Bridge Park: 4.2 mi
  • Berm Park: 4.2 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.8 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 6.2 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 13.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Rhododenron Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Berm Park: 3.9 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 11.3 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 13.1 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 13.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 13.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Shook Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pisgah Picnic: 4.9 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 2.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainSW1,819 m6.4 mi
Mount PisgahSSE1,744 m3.9 mi
Fryingpan MountainS1,621 m5.9 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSE1,611 m4.4 mi
Little Bald MountainSSE1,611 m5.4 mi
Big BaldS1,588 m5.7 mi
Beech KnobS1,547 m6.4 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopWSW1,464 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809317

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