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Hemphill Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,448 m
Tallest summit within 5.7 miles
Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 4.4 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkwayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:49local time
Coordinates
35.7016, -82.2655
Hemphill Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Hemphill Spring is a spring in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,448 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Rock Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Hemphill Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellN 0°2,038 m4.4 mi
Mount CraigN 2°2,023 m5.3 mi
Big TomN 3°2,002 m5.4 mi
Clingmans PeakNNW 333°1,981 m2.6 mi
Mount GibbesNNW 336°1,971 m2.8 mi
Potato KnobNW 323°1,946 m2.4 mi
HallbackN 350°1,923 m3.3 mi
Blackstock KnobNW 311°1,910 m3.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 59
Historic sites: 33
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May, Sep — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs57.156.060.056.352.733.026.027.347.430.335.349.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Swannanoa River Near Walkertown, NC, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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