Peak · North Carolina
Wallace Mountain
Wallace Mountain rises to 930 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomahawk, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31643330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 930 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.65095, -82.34540
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 4 mi
- Craggy Dome Overlook (MP 364.1) · 4 mi
- Lower Overlook · 4 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tomahawk: 1.3 mi
- Little Piney: 1.5 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Brushy Knob: 1.9 mi
- Unnamed Peak: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.2 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.4 mi
- Welsh Field: 2.4 mi
- Youth Center Park: 2.6 mi
- Town Square: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Graybeard Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cascades Falls: 4.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.1 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 5.9 mi
- Davids Falls: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Caretaker's Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Potato House: 6.3 mi
- Spring House: 6.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.3 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 4.4 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 23
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 3.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 7.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 12.4 mi
- Deco Gecko: 12.4 mi
- Wake: 12.5 mi
Museums: 21
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 9.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 16
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Ironland: 12.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Pisgah National Forest: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 4.6 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 5.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Slaty Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 17.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 4.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 5.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 5.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 24.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.3 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Wallace Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | NNW 342° | 1,853 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | N 351° | 1,798 m | 4.6 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | NNW 333° | 1,780 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | NE 47° | 1,721 m | 5.4 mi |
| Craggy Knob | NW 320° | 1,699 m | 3.5 mi |
| Locust Knob | N 357° | 1,671 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 41° | 1,640 m | 5.9 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | NE 51° | 1,635 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023104 — Wallace Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809520
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