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Wooded Mountain

Wooded Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wooded Mountain rises to 963 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
963 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.87428, -82.50652

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 3.3 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 4.8 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.8 mi
  • Burnsville Town Square: 12.0 mi
  • Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 60
  • Trillium Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Walker Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Falling Water Branch Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Moye Rest: 6.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 11.3 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.3 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 11.9 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 11.9 mi
  • Stream: 11.9 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 11.9 mi
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 16
  • Mountain Gardens: 16.3 mi
  • Terrace garden: 16.4 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 18.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.4 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
  • Overlook Access: 20.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 21.5 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Wooded Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobN 6°1,492 m5.7 mi
Rocky KnobESE 119°1,478 m7.5 mi
Sampson MountainNNE 31°1,454 m6.8 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNNE 16°1,452 m5.3 mi
Firescald MountainNNE 25°1,442 m5.9 mi
Sampson PeakNNE 31°1,442 m6.8 mi
Stack RockESE 107°1,405 m7.8 mi
Lower Haw KnobN 353°1,401 m4.2 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809618

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