Stoney Mountain
Stoney Mountain rises to 854 m in North Carolina. Bank Mountain stands 1,128 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Guice Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31641800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 854 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 11 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 11 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guice Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Long John Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bryson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Belmont Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Burge Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Berkeley Mills Park: 0.9 mi
- Patton Park: 1.8 mi
- William H. King Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Green Park: 2.7 mi
- UNCA Kellogg Center: 2.8 mi
- Turley Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lake Falls: 6.5 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Oleta Falls: 8.3 mi
- Case Falls: 8.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 6.3 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 8.7 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 10.1 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 11.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 11.8 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 12.0 mi
- Forest Meadow: 12.0 mi
- Rhododendron Collection: 12.0 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 1.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 2.9 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.2 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 16.4 mi
- Statue of Diana: 13.3 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.0 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 16.1 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 16.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.1 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 2.2 mi
- Southern X793: 2.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 3.0 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 5.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 3.6 mi
- High Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 12.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 3.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 17.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 2.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 3.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Stoney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Mountain | NE 40° | 1,128 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Top Mountain | NE 46° | 1,086 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | NE 34° | 1,082 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NE 36° | 1,048 m | 4.7 mi |
| Couch Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,013 m | 4.2 mi |
| Forge Mountain | W 276° | 999 m | 7.7 mi |
| Jumpoff Mountain | SW 215° | 953 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ward Mountain | NNE 28° | 938 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809352
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- Asheville · 16 mi
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