Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain rises to 1,112 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Barbara Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31641723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,112 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Looking Glass Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 5 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 4.9 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.0 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.1 mi
- Champion Park: 7.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 7.4 mi
- Barbara Falls: 0.8 mi
- Grace Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
- Kuykendall Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cathey's Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Kagle Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Tarkiln Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.3 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.4 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 20.6 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 20.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 2.8 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.4 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.1 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 14.5 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 16.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.9 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 8.7 mi
- River Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- El Lieutenant: 13.2 mi
- M1: 4.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 7.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 14.4 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 17.0 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 7.4 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 16.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 18.8 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Berm Park: 19.7 mi
- Chalice: 21.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.1 mi
- Ear: 21.2 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 21.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 10.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 21.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 11.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | NNW 328° | 1,890 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,846 m | 6.9 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NW 317° | 1,822 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NW 314° | 1,821 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Sam Knob | NW 317° | 1,783 m | 6.9 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NW 310° | 1,744 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tanasee Bald | WNW 298° | 1,695 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fork River Bald | NNW 330° | 1,683 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1015856 — Stone Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357803767
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- Asheville · 27 mi
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