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Weed Patch Mountain

Weed Patch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Weed Patch Mountain rises to 1,039 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buffalo Creek Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1039 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49651, -82.22539

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 1.2 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 4.1 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 4.2 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 4.2 mi
  • Morse Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Broad River Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Camp Minnehaha Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Standing Rock Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 28
Museums: 25
Attractions: 17
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 4.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 6.0 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.4 mi
  • Southern X793: 17.8 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.3 mi
  • Globe: 17.1 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 18.4 mi
  • Wake: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Weed Patch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainW 273°1,341 m6.0 mi
Blue Rock KnobW 277°1,225 m5.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 201°1,208 m6.7 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainWSW 252°1,208 m7.1 mi
Blue Rock MountainW 276°1,160 m5.4 mi
Shumont MountainSSW 206°1,156 m2.2 mi
Dill KnobNW 313°1,155 m6.0 mi
Lakey KnobNW 322°1,136 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1024396 — Weed Patch Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357810066

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