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Blue Ridge Mountains · North Carolina · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate
Pixie Mountain
4,058 ftSnow likely Jan
Elevation4,058 ftabove sea level
Prominence361 ftindependent height
Isolation1.4 mito a higher summit
Summit, Jul77°average high
36.06° N, 81.88° WElevation 4,058 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit4,058 ft
- Mid-mountain3,346 ft
- Valley · Gragg2,664 ft
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Pixie Mountain in brief
Pixie Mountain rises to 4,058 ft in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 361 ft.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 77°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town is Newland, 3.3 mi to the NW at 3,612 ft.
Facts
- Elevation
- 4,058 ft
- Prominence
- 361 ft
- Range
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- Region
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0617, -81.8767
- Nearest airport
- Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI) · 41 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 Pixie Mountain by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 40° | 44° | 50° | 60° | 67° | 73° | 77° | 75° | 70° | 61° | 52° | 44° |
| Average low | 22° | 25° | 31° | 39° | 48° | 55° | 59° | 58° | 52° | 41° | 32° | 26° |
| Precipitation | 4.8 in | 5.0 in | 5.6 in | 5.5 in | 5.2 in | 5.6 in | 6.8 in | 6.1 in | 5.0 in | 3.5 in | 4.3 in | 5.0 in |
| Cloud cover | 50% | 51% | 47% | 42% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 36% | 38% | 37% | 44% | 48% |
| Daylight | 9h 59 | 10h 53 | 11h 56 | 13h 06 | 14h 04 | 14h 36 | 14h 23 | 13h 33 | 12h 26 | 11h 18 | 10h 16 | 9h 43 |
| Month score | 17 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 28 | 18 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 3,937 ft | 4,593 ft | 6,398 ft | 9,022 ft | 11,155 ft | 13,123 ft | 14,108 ft | 13,780 ft | 12,303 ft | 9,514 ft | 6,890 ft | 4,921 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 |
ivTerrain
Pixie Mountain in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of the United StatesPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roan Mountain | 6,286 ft | 3,488 ft | 13 mi W | 68° |
| Grassy Ridge Bald | 6,165 ft | 688 ft | 12 mi W | 68° |
| Grandfather Mountain | 5,965 ft | 2,444 ft | 5.0 mi NE | 69° |
| Beech Mountain | 5,506 ft | 1,520 ft | 8.4 mi N | 70° |
| Little Yellow Mountain | 5,504 ft | 651 ft | 11 mi W | 70° |
| Big Yellow Mountain | 5,440 ft | 240 ft | 9.0 mi W | 70° |
| Sugar Mountain | 5,236 ft | 1,160 ft | 4.4 mi N | 72° |
| Bear's Paw | 5,203 ft | 1,080 ft | 7.0 mi NE | 72° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Newland and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Grandmother Lake
Lake · 3,845 ft
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Lake Kawahna
Lake
Mountains
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Roan Mountain
6,286 ft · Unaka Range
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Grandfather Mountain
5,965 ft · Blue Ridge Mountains
Heritage
Avery County Jail
National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1913
Avery County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Museums
Linville Falls Visitor Center
National Park Service visitor center
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Linn Cove Visitor Center
National Park Service visitor center