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Spring Mountain

Spring Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spring Mountain rises to 799 m in North Carolina. Bentley Knob stands 1,256 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641434, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
799 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.06374, -81.54260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Buffalo Cove Community Center: 1.3 mi
  • Yadkin Valley Community Park: 4.0 mi
  • Happy Valley Park (North): 5.0 mi
  • Happy Valley Park (South): 5.3 mi
  • Happy Valley Optimist Park: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • Silvervale Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Dugger Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Glen Marie Falls: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 27
  • Home of General William Lenoir: 4.2 mi
  • Mystery House: 8.9 mi
  • Mystery Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Ferris Wheel: 9.5 mi
  • Planes & Helicopters: 9.5 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Spring Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bentley KnobNNW 330°1,256 m7.6 mi
Goshen HillNNW 331°1,197 m8.8 mi
Sampson MountainNNW 331°1,185 m6.7 mi
Thunder HillNW 314°1,158 m7.5 mi
Blowing RockWNW 298°1,097 m7.5 mi
Mast KnobN 351°1,049 m6.6 mi
Blue KnobNNW 343°1,027 m9.0 mi
Rocky KnobWNW 283°1,000 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:1020:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3416:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674777670594841
Precip in3.93.34.34.44.44.74.64.54.33.63.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357803738

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