Wolf Mountain
Wolf Mountain rises to 867 m in North Carolina. Lick Rock stands 1,393 m to the north-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 6.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 8.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 15.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 10 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 21 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 21 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitchell Knob: 0.9 mi
- Richland Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mollie Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Richland Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Gosnell Knob: 2.0 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 5.4 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 8.8 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 6.6 mi
- Needles Falls: 9.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Margarette Falls: 10.1 mi
- Moye Rest: 4.6 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 5.9 mi
- US Constitution: 9.1 mi
- Bill of Rights: 9.1 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 9.1 mi
- Friends: 19.0 mi
- Rock Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 19.0 mi
- Stream: 19.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 19.0 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Doak House Museum: 18.6 mi
- McElroy House: 18.9 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 18.9 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Overlook Access: 12.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.4 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 7.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 16.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 21.9 mi
- Ironland: 23.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 20.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 20.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 23.7 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 24.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.9 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Wolf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Rock | NNE 25° | 1,393 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NNE 16° | 1,393 m | 4.9 mi |
| High Rock | NE 52° | 1,359 m | 4.4 mi |
| Divide Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,342 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,292 m | 5.4 mi |
| Big Knob | N 359° | 1,282 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,274 m | 4.5 mi |
| Peter Cove Mountain | NE 56° | 1,264 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809610
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