- Elevation, modelled
- 877 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Graybeard Mountain1,635 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Black Mountain Ragon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5892, -82.3070
Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap is a spring in North Carolina, at a modelled 877 m. Graybeard Mountain stands 1,635 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakey Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Black Mountain Rag runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graybeard Mountain | N 6° | 1,635 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Slaty | N 6° | 1,597 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 8° | 1,597 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Slaty | N 4° | 1,524 m | 6.1 mi |
| Walker's Knob | N 9° | 1,455 m | 6.0 mi |
| Forked Ridge Knob | N 360° | 1,375 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,341 m | 6.3 mi |
| Middle Mountain | N 1° | 1,328 m | 6.0 mi |
- On the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.0 mi off the Drovers Road
- 17.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakey Knob: 0.4 mi
- Evans Knob: 1.2 mi
- High Top: 1.4 mi
- Miami Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Jobs Peak: 1.7 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 2.0 mi
- Town Square: 2.1 mi
- Youth Center Park: 2.2 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.4 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.6 mi
- Davids Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 3.5 mi
- Catawba Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 3.8 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 6.1 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 7.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.6 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 8.2 mi
- Potato House: 10.0 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 10.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 1.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 13.6 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 2.0 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 12.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 1.9 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.5 mi
- Wake: 13.9 mi
- Deco Gecko: 13.9 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 13.9 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.5 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 11.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 13.9 mi
- Ironland: 13.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 7.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 13.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 8.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May, Sep — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 57.1 | 56.0 | 60.0 | 56.3 | 52.7 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 47.4 | 30.3 | 35.3 | 49.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Swannanoa River Near Walkertown, NC, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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