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Watershed Mountain

Watershed Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Watershed Mountain rises to 930 m in North Carolina. Big Knob stands 1,282 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
930 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.87261, -82.67375

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Barnard Park: 5.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.4 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 7.8 mi
  • Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Needles Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Kelly Falls: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • US Constitution: 5.2 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 5.2 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 5.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 14
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 20.2 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Italian Garden: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 12.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 12.8 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Watershed Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNE 15°1,282 m7.5 mi
Peter Cove MountainNE 42°1,264 m8.1 mi
Hack KnobNNE 23°1,242 m6.6 mi
Richland MountainNNE 26°1,225 m6.1 mi
Big KnobE 81°1,206 m6.7 mi
Frozen KnobENE 74°1,201 m4.7 mi
Reed MountainENE 58°1,200 m7.1 mi
Richland MountainNNE 23°1,189 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809533

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