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Toms Mountain

Toms Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Toms Mountain rises to 590 m in North Carolina. Shumont Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Glaghorn Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 8.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31642679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
590 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.49179, -82.06816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Bottomless Pools: 10.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Hickory Nut Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Pool Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 6.1 mi
  • Bechtler Mint Site Historic Park: 7.7 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 7.9 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.3 mi
  • Archery Range: 8.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 16
  • Bechtler House: 10.4 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Marion Train Depot: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 7.6 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 10.7 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.4 mi
  • Caboose: 15.9 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Globe: 14.2 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.9 mi
  • Orange Bear: 22.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 24.0 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.6 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.6 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Toms Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shumont MountainW1,156 m10.0 mi
Round MountainWNW1,049 m9.2 mi
Weed Patch MountainW1,039 m8.9 mi
Stone MountainW998 m9.5 mi
Wolf Pen MountainNW929 m5.8 mi
Rumbling Bald MountainWSW914 m9.2 mi
Ditney KnobWNW898 m7.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainNNW839 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3416:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022967 — Toms Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809458

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