- Elevation, modelled
- 886 m
- Tallest summit within 12.2 miles
- Humpback Mountain1,295 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway1.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8356, -81.8956
Water Tree (Blackgum Springs) is a spring in North Carolina, at a modelled 886 m. Humpback Mountain stands 1,295 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shortoff Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Water Tree (Blackgum Springs). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,295 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ball Ground Mountain | N 358° | 1,294 m | 9.3 mi |
| Woodys Knob | WNW 285° | 1,271 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gingercake Mountain | N 2° | 1,262 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cranberry Knob | N 3° | 1,258 m | 10.1 mi |
| Camp Creek Mountain | N 356° | 1,254 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sitting Bear Mountain | N 3° | 1,248 m | 6.6 mi |
| Doe Hill Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,242 m | 10.3 mi |
- 1.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 12.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.3 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 5 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 6 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 6 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shortoff Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Dogback Mountain: 2.4 mi
- The Chimneys: 2.9 mi
- Table Rock Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Stillhouse Falls: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Leap Falls: 4.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 4.5 mi
- Mossy Ledge Falls: 5.0 mi
- Mossy Chute Falls: 5.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 9.5 mi
- Oak Hill Community Park & Forest: 9.5 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 9.8 mi
- Simpson Field: 10.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 11.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 11.1 mi
- The Market on Oak: 11.2 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 11.3 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 8.8 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 10.3 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.5 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.2 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 0.9 mi
- Hide & Seek: 5.6 mi
- Wild Percussion: 5.6 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 5.6 mi
- Viewing Blind: 5.6 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 8.8 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 12.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Woods Walk: 17.7 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 13.4 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 15.8 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 21.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 22.2 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Terrace garden: 18.0 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 0.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 22.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 22.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 8.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.2 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Boat beach: 5.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 6.0 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 11.0 mi
- Mortimer: 12.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 180 | 190 | 221 | 204 | 164 | 130 | 104 | 118 | 140 | 129 | 141 | 151 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Linville River Near Nebo, NC, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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