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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
1184 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.47927, -82.78013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Historic sites: 34
  • 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: 26
  • 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: 19
Artworks: 15
  • 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 7.3 miles of Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainSW 222°1,819 m6.4 mi
Mount PisgahSSE 160°1,744 m3.9 mi
Fryingpan MountainS 177°1,621 m5.9 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSE 153°1,611 m4.4 mi
Little Bald MountainSSE 159°1,611 m5.4 mi
Big BaldS 170°1,588 m5.7 mi
Beech KnobS 181°1,547 m6.4 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopWSW 242°1,464 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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