Bald Mountains · North Carolina · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Max Patch

4,629 ftSnow likely Jan

Elevation4,629 ftabove sea level

Prominence787 ftindependent height

Isolation18 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul75°average high

35.80° N, 82.96° WElevation 4,629 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit4,629 ft
Mid-mountain2,986 ft
Valley · Hot Springs1,332 ft

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Max Patch in brief

Max Patch rises to 4,629 ft in the Bald Mountains, North Carolina, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 787 ft.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 75°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Hot Springs, 9.6 mi to the NE at 1,332 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 4,629 ft
Prominence: 787 ft
Range: Bald Mountains
Region: North Carolina
Country: United States
Coordinates: 35.7970, -82.9568
Nearest airport: Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) · 34 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Max Patch by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Max Patch by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	41°	44°	51°	61°	67°	72°	75°	74°	70°	61°	52°	45°
Average low	22°	25°	30°	38°	46°	54°	57°	56°	51°	40°	31°	26°
Precipitation	5.2 in	5.6 in	5.7 in	5.7 in	6.3 in	6.9 in	7.3 in	5.9 in	4.8 in	3.3 in	4.6 in	5.2 in
Cloud cover	53%	54%	49%	43%	43%	38%	38%	35%	37%	37%	45%	51%
Daylight	10h 00	10h 54	11h 56	13h 06	14h 03	14h 34	14h 21	13h 32	12h 26	11h 19	10h 17	9h 45
Month score	15	15	21	51	62	64	64	65	64	65	26	16

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,593 ft	5,413 ft	7,054 ft	9,514 ft	11,647 ft	13,287 ft	14,272 ft	13,944 ft	12,631 ft	10,007 ft	7,382 ft	5,577 ft
Summit	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C