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Tate Mountain

Tate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tate Mountain rises to 724 m in North Carolina. Pilot Knob stands 1,466 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Staircase Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Little Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
724 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01902, -81.70149

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Woodruff Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Destiny Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Thorps Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Walker Hollow Falls: 4.4 mi
Parks
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 36
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 4.2 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 8.1 mi
  • Stack Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 10.3 mi
  • Mystery House: 10.5 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 13
  • Mortimer memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 7.7 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 13.4 mi
  • Historic Dam Site: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 10
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Tate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNW 320°1,466 m7.3 mi
Grandmother MountainWNW 291°1,408 m8.5 mi
Beacon HeightsWNW 302°1,327 m8.4 mi
Little BaldWNW 287°1,307 m8.5 mi
Big Rough KnobWNW 285°1,233 m8.1 mi
Bull MountainN 353°1,160 m7.9 mi
Fair MountainNNW 349°1,129 m7.3 mi
Gay MountainN 352°1,116 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3416:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340505764686761514234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809396

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