Gingercake Mountain
About
Gingercake Mountain is a summit of 4,153 feet in the Linville Gorge Wilderness, part of the Grandfather Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina. The nearest town is Crossnore, about 6 miles away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Spruce Pine show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 74°F, and that station sits well below the summit, so temperatures up high run cooler. Raspberry Ridge and Brushy Ridge are both within half a mile, and the Flackamite/Pirate wall climbing area is about 0.7 miles off. For an overnight base, Linville Falls Campground is roughly 3 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
4,153 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Gingercake Mountain
North Carolina
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 64–81°F and lows of 39–60°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Spruce Pine 2 Ne, NC weather station, 6.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan45° high24° low
- Feb47° high26° low
- Mar55° high32° low
- Apr64° high39° low
- May71° high48° low
- Jun78° high57° low
- Jul81° high60° low
- Aug80° high59° low
- Sep74° high53° low
- Oct65° high42° low
- Nov56° high31° low
- Dec48° high27° low
The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Linville Gorge Wilderness · Wilderness
- Grandfather Ranger District · Ranger district
- National Forests in North Carolina · National forest
- Nearest town
- Crossnore, North Carolina · 6.2 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Grandfather Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Brown Mountain Alcohol Restrictions- Grandfather Ranger District
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Curtis Creek and Wiseman's View Alcohol Restrictions - Grandfather Ranger District
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Raspberry RidgeHiking0.3 mi
- Brushy RidgeHiking0.5 mi
- Flackamite/Pirate wall, TheRock climbing0.7 mi
- Sitting Bear SpireRock climbing0.7 mi
- Linville RiverRiver fishing2.3 mi
- Linville Falls CampgroundCamping3.1 mi
- Mortimer CampgroundCamping8.1 mi
- Irish CreekCanoeing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
