Tryon Peak
Tryon Peak rises to 986 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fungi Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31642787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 986 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 11 mi
- Opera Box · 12 mi
- Devil's Head · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fungi Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Horse Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Shunkawauken Falls: 1.7 mi
- Cavern Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 1.9 mi
- Miller Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.9 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stearns Park: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
- Harmon Field: 2.9 mi
- James R. Gibson Park: 3.1 mi
- Rogers Park: 3.8 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 2.7 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 2.7 mi
- Blockhouse marker: 5.1 mi
- Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 6.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 7.3 mi
- Polk County History Museum: 2.8 mi
- House of Flags: 2.8 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.3 mi
- Landrum Depot: 6.8 mi
- Pacolet River Passenger Car: 6.8 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.5 mi
- Southern X793: 12.6 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.7 mi
- Orange Bear: 7.4 mi
- Globe: 10.0 mi
- Maria: 15.3 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.1 mi
- Chicken Statue: 22.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Glassy Rock: 10.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.9 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 22.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.3 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 11.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 13.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.6 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Tryon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 352° | 1,208 m | 9.8 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | NNW 346° | 991 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 203° | 978 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wildcat Spur | N 353° | 971 m | 7.6 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | ENE 58° | 940 m | 2.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 214° | 922 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cliffield Mountain | NNW 331° | 918 m | 6.0 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | NNW 337° | 904 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357787813
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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