Stone Mountain
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.
The story
Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,098 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Grassy Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hickory Mountain: 1.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Blackjack Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Corn Mountain: 2.8 mi
- 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
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 7.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 8.6 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.6 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 9.1 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.2 mi
- 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
- Long Rock: 2.9 mi
- High Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 6.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.7 mi
- 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
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.7 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 10.1 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 19.4 mi
- Honey: 19.8 mi
- Maria: 21.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 22.0 mi
- Softball statue: 22.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 10.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 19.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | ENE 75° | 1,148 m | 1.9 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | E 81° | 1,027 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Rich Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,008 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | E 86° | 1,002 m | 3.5 mi |
| Jeter Mountain | N 355° | 998 m | 2.8 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | S 182° | 997 m | 1.8 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | SSE 151° | 993 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Rock | SSE 168° | 990 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 6 mi away.
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
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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