Spring Mountain
Spring Mountain rises to 1,123 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,123 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 7.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 5 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 27 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 28 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Highrock: 2.9 mi
- Little Knob: 3.0 mi
- Ricker Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bellcow Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 8.3 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Kelly Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dudley Falls: 4.5 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 4.8 mi
- Needles Falls: 5.5 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.9 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.0 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 12.3 mi
- US Constitution: 12.3 mi
- Bill of Rights: 12.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.5 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 14.5 mi
- Doak House Museum: 15.3 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.9 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 18.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 1.7 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 9.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 18.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 21.9 mi
- Overlook Access: 3.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 4.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 24.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 22.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | NE 40° | 1,480 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NE 38° | 1,438 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NE 43° | 1,382 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | NE 41° | 1,373 m | 7.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 44° | 1,211 m | 4.6 mi |
| Richland Mountain | E 95° | 1,189 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Knob | NE 55° | 1,162 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,118 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809320
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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