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Wiley Mountain

Wiley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wiley Mountain rises to 1,135 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Brittain Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1135 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.72817, -82.51513

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Buncombe District Park: 2.7 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 3.3 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 4.1 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Historic sites: 33
  • Tennis Court: 5.3 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 5.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 5.3 mi
  • Spring House: 5.3 mi
  • Tool Shed: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Italian Garden: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 15
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 9.3 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 9.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Wiley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowball MountainESE 107°1,626 m6.3 mi
Lane PinnacleESE 122°1,583 m6.2 mi
Rich KnobSE 130°1,500 m5.2 mi
Hawkbill RockESE 105°1,499 m5.9 mi
Wolfden KnobSE 125°1,493 m5.6 mi
Bull MountainSE 128°1,473 m5.5 mi
Little Snowball MountainE 97°1,440 m4.8 mi
Rocky KnobSE 136°1,433 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023251 — Wiley Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809586

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