West Mountain
West Mountain rises to 394 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lisenberry Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31643723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 20.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 29 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casar Park: 5.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 7.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 8.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.7 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 10.9 mi
- Lisenberry Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Covington Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 2.3 mi
- No Business Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Paine Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.2 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 15.2 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 15.3 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 15.4 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 3.5 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.7 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 4.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 6.1 mi
- Caboose: 13.2 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 16.0 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.1 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 19.2 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 14.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 15.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.6 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 20.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.4 mi
- Boat beach: 18.5 mi
- Fox Den: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNW 337° | 918 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNW 346° | 907 m | 6.8 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNW 338° | 905 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNW 343° | 901 m | 6.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | NE 42° | 882 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | N 359° | 874 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | N 2° | 870 m | 5.7 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNW 342° | 869 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023172 — West Mountain, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809550
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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