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Sutton Mountain

Sutton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sutton Mountain rises to 964 m in North Carolina. Fryingpan Mountain stands 1,621 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McCall Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
964 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.32234, -82.69957

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Laughing Falls: 1.9 mi
  • High Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.3 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.8 mi
  • Etowah Park: 6.3 mi
  • Franklin Park: 6.5 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Camp John Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.9 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 9.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.6 mi
  • M1: 6.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.0 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.1 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 15.6 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 17.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 19.0 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 19.1 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 19.1 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Sutton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fryingpan MountainNW 319°1,621 m6.5 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 336°1,611 m6.4 mi
Big BaldNW 326°1,588 m6.3 mi
Beech KnobNW 314°1,547 m6.5 mi
Green KnobWNW 292°1,534 m6.2 mi
Johnson KnobN 351°1,337 m6.0 mi
Black MountainW 281°1,307 m2.0 mi
Funneltop MountainNNW 340°1,288 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022858 — Sutton Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809381

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