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The Lump

The Lump rises to 1,074 m in North Carolina. Bald Mountain stands 1,502 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Betsy's Rock Falls, a waterfall 1.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31632152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27430, -81.37926

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Judd Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Meditation Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Benge Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Huffman Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Henson Mountain: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Betsy's Rock Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Amadehy Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Nana Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Dugger Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 18
Museums: 12
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of The Lump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWNW1,502 m11.9 mi
Mount JeffersonNNW1,405 m10.1 mi
Laurel Knob MountainWNW1,380 m12.0 mi
Paddy MountainNW1,315 m12.4 mi
Mulatto MountainNW1,306 m8.7 mi
Tomkins KnobWSW1,245 m5.9 mi
Buck MountainNW1,218 m11.3 mi
Third KnobWNW1,196 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:0920:47
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3416:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541505865696761514235
Precip in4.63.34.55.25.55.45.25.66.04.34.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Transou, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022923 — The Lump, Wilkes County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809418

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