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Standhill Mountain

Standhill Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Standhill Mountain rises to 1,024 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1024 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.47261, -82.73013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 35
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 3.3 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 4.2 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.8 mi
  • The Bunkum Stone: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Holly Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Stream Garden: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 16
  • Berm Park: 5.7 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 11.2 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 11.2 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 11.6 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 11.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pisgah Picnic: 4.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 0.6 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 5.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Standhill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSSW 205°1,744 m3.6 mi
Fryingpan MountainSSW 204°1,621 m6.0 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSW 194°1,611 m3.5 mi
Little Bald MountainS 191°1,611 m4.6 mi
Big BaldSSW 199°1,588 m5.5 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopW 268°1,464 m4.0 mi
Fork MountainSSW 213°1,452 m4.2 mi
Rocky Face MountainW 263°1,420 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022775 — Standhill Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809333

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