Peak · North Carolina
Warrior Mountain
Warrior Mountain rises to 635 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,000 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Happy Valley Optimist Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 635 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.97513, -81.54954
- 0.7 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 12.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Little Parkway
- 15.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 12 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 0.9 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 0.9 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 1.3 mi
- Wilson Athletic Park: 3.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Center: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Nayor Knob: 1.7 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Johnnys Knob: 3.0 mi
- Ripshin Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Epperson Knob: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Silvervale Falls: 5.7 mi
- Adako Falls: 8.9 mi
- Triple Drop: 10.9 mi
- Thunder Hole: 10.9 mi
- Boat Buster: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 35
- Spiderback Chair: 3.8 mi
- Aluminum DNA: 3.9 mi
- Aquamarine: 3.9 mi
- Daedalus: 3.9 mi
- Golden Throat: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 34
- Home of General William Lenoir: 4.2 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 9.1 mi
- Mystery House: 14.0 mi
- Mystery Hill: 14.0 mi
Museums: 24
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 9.3 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 12.9 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Laura Foster Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.7 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Hibriten Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 13.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 15.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 17.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 17.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 13.9 mi
- Fox Den: 14.0 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 17.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 16.5 mi
- Observation Deck: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 24.1 mi
- Boat beach: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Warrior Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NW 320° | 1,000 m | 9.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 357° | 853 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNW 347° | 842 m | 4.9 mi |
| High Eagle | NNW 347° | 842 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | N 360° | 806 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 26° | 806 m | 7.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | N 4° | 799 m | 6.1 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | NNE 23° | 795 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023119 — Warrior Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809530
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