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Wolf Pen Mountain

Wolf Pen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Pen Mountain rises to 929 m in North Carolina. Shumont Mountain stands 1,156 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 5.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
929 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.54489, -82.14892

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 1.3 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lindley Park: 5.9 mi
  • Old Fort Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Morse Park: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Davids Falls: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 25
Attractions: 24
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.0 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 9.5 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 14.1 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 11.3 mi
  • Globe: 18.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 18.9 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 22.4 mi
  • Wake: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.7 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Wolf Pen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shumont MountainSW 225°1,156 m7.5 mi
Rocky KnobW 267°1,052 m8.0 mi
Round MountainW 263°1,049 m4.1 mi
Cross MountainW 280°1,044 m5.9 mi
Weed Patch MountainSW 232°1,039 m5.4 mi
Cedar KnobSW 225°1,021 m8.2 mi
Stone MountainWSW 249°998 m5.1 mi
Nanny MountainSW 229°993 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1016783 — Wolf Pen Mountain, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357804134

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