Vein Mountain
Vein Mountain rises to 456 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle Mountain stands 762 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31643225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 456 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 18.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Laurel Knob Overlook (MP 349.2) · 18 mi
- Curtis Creek Overlook (348.8) · 18 mi
- Hewat Overlook (MP 347.9) · 19 mi
- Singecat Ridge Overlook (MP 345.3) · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Rust Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rockey Face Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Conoway Knob: 2.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Glenwood Park: 3.6 mi
- Creekwise Park: 7.2 mi
- Volleyball: 7.4 mi
- Activity Field: 7.4 mi
- Amphitheater: 7.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 8.9 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 9.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 10.9 mi
- Bechtler House: 12.7 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 13.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.6 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.1 mi
- Viewing Blind: 14.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 9.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 11.5 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 13.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 13.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 19.8 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 16.3 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 18.1 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 20.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 20.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.5 mi
- Worlds Edge: 20.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 20.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 21.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.8 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Globe: 19.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 21.7 mi
- Boat beach: 14.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Vein Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | WSW 252° | 762 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 251° | 755 m | 4.7 mi |
| Harris Mountain | WSW 242° | 751 m | 5.2 mi |
| Harris Mountain | WNW 287° | 734 m | 8.0 mi |
| Redcove Lump | WNW 285° | 727 m | 7.2 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | E 85° | 724 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sandy Knob | W 273° | 724 m | 8.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | WSW 252° | 716 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809511
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