Tom Price Mountain
Tom Price Mountain rises to 482 m in North Carolina. Benn Knob stands 882 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridges Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31642639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 482 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 21.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 24.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 29 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 29 mi
- Opera Box · 29 mi
- Devil's Head · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridges Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Jack Moore Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Lisenberry Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Casar Park: 8.0 mi
- James F. Crowe Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Charles R. Summey Park: 10.4 mi
- Piedmont Park: 10.5 mi
- Amphitheater: 10.6 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 8.0 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 10.4 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.4 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.5 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 9.0 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 9.0 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 9.1 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 9.2 mi
- Caboose: 8.1 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 11.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 23.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 23.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 23.0 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 9.9 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 21.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 21.0 mi
- Cowpens Monument: 21.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.7 mi
- Observation Deck: 23.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.4 mi
- Boat beach: 22.4 mi
- Fox Den: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 25.0 mi
- Globe: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Tom Price Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Knob | NNE 28° | 882 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | N 9° | 870 m | 11.0 mi |
| Skull Knob | N 359° | 869 m | 10.9 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNW 340° | 861 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Peak | N 4° | 829 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | N 354° | 820 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 22° | 818 m | 9.7 mi |
| Painter Knob | NNE 31° | 807 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809453
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