Woods Mountain
Woods Mountain rises to 1,108 m in North Carolina. Balsam Cone stands 2,007 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31644584, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,108 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 8.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Toms Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bon Ami Falls: 5.2 mi
- Grassy Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Silver Knob: 0.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.5 mi
- Locust Knob: 2.8 mi
- Graveyard Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Greenlee Park: 6.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 7.8 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 8.2 mi
- Brad Regan Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 5.6 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 5.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 11.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.6 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 5.6 mi
- Historic Carson House: 6.3 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 7.9 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 8.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.0 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.1 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 6.9 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 10.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 10.9 mi
- Hide & Seek: 10.9 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 9.5 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 9.5 mi
- The Market on Oak: 9.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Stream: 15.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 15.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 22.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 22.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Terrace garden: 8.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 11.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 17.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 6.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 9.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 10.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 17.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 9.5 mi
- Boat beach: 11.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.0 mi
- Mortimer: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Woods Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Cone | W 275° | 2,007 m | 9.4 mi |
| Big Tom | W 271° | 2,002 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cattail Peak | W 278° | 1,986 m | 9.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 280° | 1,942 m | 9.4 mi |
| Winter Star Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,886 m | 9.4 mi |
| Commissary Hill | W 260° | 1,757 m | 9.5 mi |
| Maple Camp Bald | W 272° | 1,711 m | 8.8 mi |
| Green Knob | WSW 242° | 1,540 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357804146
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