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White Pine Cliffs

White Pine Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

White Pine Cliffs is a cliff in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 971 m. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Husky Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
971 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.21929, -81.73483

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valle Crucis Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 2.7 mi
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 2.8 mi
  • North Street Park: 2.8 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Otter Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Hellbenders: 2.8 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 2.8 mi
  • The Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Time and Honor: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 2.1 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 4.8 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 4.9 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 5.6 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 10
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 2.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 19.6 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of White Pine Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 11°1,697 m7.9 mi
Rich MountainN 9°1,633 m6.5 mi
Hanging RockSW 228°1,582 m6.7 mi
Rocky KnobW 259°1,502 m6.3 mi
Harmon KnobNNE 19°1,466 m5.0 mi
Rich MountainNE 55°1,455 m2.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNE 29°1,407 m4.1 mi
Grassy KnobNNE 11°1,403 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357804068

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