Peak · North Carolina
Wethero Mountain
Wethero Mountain rises to 1,009 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puncheon Camp Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Drovers Road passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31643773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1009 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.44039, -82.37956
- 3.2 mi off the Drovers Road
- 3.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 4 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Exclamation Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 2.3 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 2.9 mi
- Tom's Falls: 5.1 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Knob: 1.2 mi
- Bald Top Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bank Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Fletcher Park: 6.4 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 7.2 mi
- The Gathering Place: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 3.5 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 3.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.8 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Columbarium Garden: 10.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.9 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Spring Garden: 11.7 mi
Museums: 23
- Historic Johnson Farm: 9.2 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.8 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 12.6 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.7 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.6 mi
- Southern X793: 9.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 17
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 11.2 mi
- Statue of Diana: 11.7 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 13.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.1 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Raven Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 6.6 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.2 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.8 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 10.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 19.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 14.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Wethero Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,341 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | NE 42° | 1,281 m | 1.9 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | NE 39° | 1,225 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | NE 48° | 1,208 m | 2.5 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | NE 37° | 1,160 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NNE 12° | 1,152 m | 2.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NE 50° | 1,136 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bank Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,128 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357789049
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