Turkey Mountain
Turkey Mountain rises to 919 m in North Carolina. Rich Mountain stands 1,119 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Reece Place Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426264, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 919 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 5 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 13 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reece Place Falls: 0.5 mi
- East Fork Falls: 2.1 mi
- Slicking Falls: 2.3 mi
- Jane Cantrell Falls: 2.4 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bursted Rock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Dolves Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Slicking Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Table Rock Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.8 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Champion Park: 6.9 mi
- DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.6 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 5.0 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 7.6 mi
- Jennings Mill: 9.6 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.7 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 11.1 mi
- Springtime in TR: 18.3 mi
- Honey: 18.5 mi
- Softball statue: 19.9 mi
- Doughboy: 20.2 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 21.7 mi
- El Lieutenant: 3.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 5.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.4 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 7.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 5.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 15.4 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 15.7 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.7 mi
- M1: 8.6 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 12.8 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 15.4 mi
- English Garden: 15.4 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 19.9 mi
- Asia Garden: 19.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 21.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 21.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.1 mi
- South: 23.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 24.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.6 mi
- North Beach: 21.9 mi
- South Beach: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,119 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | SW 231° | 1,087 m | 4.8 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,086 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 217° | 1,063 m | 5.1 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,044 m | 2.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,041 m | 5.4 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,027 m | 4.9 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,016 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809483
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