The Jump-up
The Jump-up is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 1,220 m. Copper Ridge Bald stands 1,601 m to the south-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1220 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 20 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 21 mi
- Haw Knob · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Top: 0.6 mi
- Swim Bald: 0.9 mi
- Tyre Knob: 1.7 mi
- Deep Gap Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cheoah Bald: 2.5 mi
- Grassy Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Nantahala Falls: 2.5 mi
- Wesser Falls: 2.8 mi
- Townhouse Falls: 3.0 mi
- Bartram Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Swain County Park: 5.0 mi
- Graham County Park: 8.9 mi
- David Monteith Park: 10.8 mi
- Riverfront Park: 12.4 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 8.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 16.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 18.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.2 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 21.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 9.5 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 9.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 12.6 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 20.7 mi
- Fort Harry: 22.7 mi
- Winding Stairs: 4.2 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Alum Cave: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 14.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Judson: 6.5 mi
- Proctor: 10.5 mi
- Elkmont: 22.0 mi
- Calderwood: 22.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 23.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 23.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 8.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 21.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 20.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of The Jump-up. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Ridge Bald | SSE 147° | 1,601 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tellico Bald | SE 146° | 1,562 m | 8.0 mi |
| Burningtown Bald | SSE 150° | 1,553 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rocky Bald | SE 146° | 1,548 m | 7.2 mi |
| Black Bald | SE 146° | 1,538 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cheoah Bald | WSW 249° | 1,537 m | 2.5 mi |
| Little Bald | WSW 243° | 1,466 m | 3.1 mi |
| Flat Knob | SE 141° | 1,441 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357803870
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