Peak · North Carolina
Stony Mountain
Stony Mountain rises to 1,039 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31641884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1039 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.41901, -82.27289
- 1.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 2 mi
- Devil's Head · 2 mi
- Opera Box · 2 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Wolf Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper Pool Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Pool Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Rich Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bluerock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 1.6 mi
- The Gathering Place: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 2.2 mi
- Morse Park: 2.7 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Edneyville High School Monument: 4.2 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 6.7 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 12.3 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 12.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 12.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 17.6 mi
Museums: 23
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 12.0 mi
- House of Flags: 12.3 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.0 mi
- Globe: 14.8 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.6 mi
- Statue of Diana: 17.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 1.9 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 5.7 mi
- Southern X793: 12.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.7 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 1.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 1.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 1.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Lake Lure Green Space: 4.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.7 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 18.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 19.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Stony Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,341 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,281 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NNW 339° | 1,225 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,208 m | 0.9 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NW 308° | 1,208 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,160 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,156 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NW 306° | 1,152 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022811 — Stony Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809360
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