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Tom Price Mountain

Tom Price Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.44679, -81.73732

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 17
  • 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
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 24.8 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Benn KnobNNE 28°882 m9.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainN 9°870 m11.0 mi
Skull KnobN 359°869 m10.9 mi
Silver Creek KnobNNW 340°861 m10.0 mi
High PeakN 4°829 m11.0 mi
Chestnut KnobN 354°820 m10.3 mi
Rich MountainNNE 22°818 m9.7 mi
Painter KnobNNE 31°807 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1320:0820:46
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350596775787771604942
Precip in4.33.44.74.34.34.54.44.54.03.74.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby 2 NW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809453

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