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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Mountain rises to 1,098 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the east-northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoal Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31426130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1098 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.22234, -82.57207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wintergreen Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Slab Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 3.5 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 5.2 mi
  • Etowah Park: 6.2 mi
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 6.8 mi
  • Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 7.4 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 8.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Pollinator Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 3.3 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 8.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 8.7 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 9.0 mi
  • M1: 9.1 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleENE 75°1,148 m1.9 mi
Snaggy MountainE 81°1,027 m3.1 mi
Little Rich MountainSSW 194°1,008 m6.0 mi
Rich MountainE 86°1,002 m3.5 mi
Jeter MountainN 355°998 m2.8 mi
Grassy MountainS 182°997 m1.8 mi
Grassy Top MountainSSE 151°993 m5.3 mi
Bald RockSSE 168°990 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022798 — Stone Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809348

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