Wolf Mountain
Wolf Mountain rises to 504 m in North Carolina. Pinnacle Mountain stands 762 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockey Face Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31644481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 504 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 16.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 18 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 18 mi
- Opera Box · 18 mi
- Devil's Head · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 5.2 mi
- Activity Field: 5.8 mi
- Volleyball: 5.8 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.9 mi
- Archery Range: 5.9 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 9.6 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 12.9 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Rockey Face Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.2 mi
- Vein Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Conoway Knob: 1.8 mi
- Camel Knob: 2.7 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 10.8 mi
- Bechtler House: 11.0 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 12.3 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.7 mi
- Caboose: 13.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 14.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 13.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 14.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 21.3 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 15.0 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 19.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 21.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 21.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 18.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- The Pinnacles: 19.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 21.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.2 mi
- Globe: 17.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 21.7 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 21.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Boat beach: 15.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Wolf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 272° | 762 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 274° | 755 m | 4.1 mi |
| Harris Mountain | W 261° | 751 m | 4.3 mi |
| Redcove Lump | WNW 298° | 727 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sandy Knob | WNW 285° | 724 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 280° | 716 m | 3.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NW 311° | 708 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mike Mountain | W 267° | 699 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023301 — Wolf Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809609
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