Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Mountain rises to 1,023 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Carson Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31644093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,023 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 7.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 5.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Gardens · 6 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 6 mi
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 6 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carson Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.3 mi
- Frosty Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bruce Knob: 1.3 mi
- Middle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascades Falls: 6.3 mi
- Walker Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 7.5 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 7.9 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 5.3 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 6.6 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 6.6 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 6.8 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 7.4 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.2 mi
- Spring House: 6.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.3 mi
- Swimming Pool: 6.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.3 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 13.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.6 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 12.3 mi
- Deco Gecko: 12.3 mi
- Passage: 12.4 mi
- Wake: 12.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 11.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 12.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 12.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 2.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 3.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 11.5 mi
- Ironland: 12.3 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 15.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 5.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 11.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.2 mi
- Vann Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 22.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 12.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Wildcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Mountain | SE 139° | 1,626 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | SE 134° | 1,603 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | SSE 154° | 1,583 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSE 166° | 1,500 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | SE 140° | 1,499 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | SSE 159° | 1,493 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,473 m | 5.7 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 74° | 1,454 m | 5.9 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 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809584
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 13 mi
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