Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain rises to 853 m in North Carolina. Bentley Knob stands 1,256 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31641693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 853 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 11.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 7 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 7 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo Cove Community Center: 2.0 mi
- Yadkin Valley Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 4.7 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 5.1 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 5.2 mi
- Silvervale Falls: 2.3 mi
- Dugger Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 8.3 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 8.3 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Spring Mountain: 0.7 mi
- High Eagle: 1.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Carr Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Gardener: 8.5 mi
- Jessie: 8.5 mi
- Spiderback Chair: 9.5 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 9.5 mi
- Aquamarine: 9.6 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 4.6 mi
- Mystery House: 8.6 mi
- Mystery Hill: 8.6 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 9.2 mi
- Planes & Helicopters: 9.2 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 8.4 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 8.4 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 8.6 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 9.8 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 8.5 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 11.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 12.5 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 12.6 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 14.5 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 15.1 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Woods Walk: 16.1 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 12.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 12.7 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 13.8 mi
- Shanty Springs: 15.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.6 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 18.0 mi
- Mortimer: 12.6 mi
- Elk Shoals: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Knob | NNW 335° | 1,256 m | 7.4 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNW 336° | 1,197 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,185 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blackburn Knob | NNW 330° | 1,171 m | 9.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | NW 319° | 1,158 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blowing Rock | WNW 302° | 1,097 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mast Knob | N 357° | 1,049 m | 6.7 mi |
| Blue Knob | NNW 348° | 1,027 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803769
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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