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Satulah Mountain Preserves

Satulah Mountain Preserves from directly overhead

Satulah Mountain Preserves is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,286 m. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the north, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Satulah Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

Owned by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, the Satulah Mountain Preserves have 280 degree views, public trails, and provides habitat for many rare and unusual species.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,580 ft
Visiting

What to expect

Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.03771, -83.19452

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Satulah Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Fodderstack Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Little Fodderstack Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Sassafras Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Brushy Face: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Satulah Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Lower Satulah Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Little Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Brooks Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Walkingstick Falls: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Ravenel Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Highlands Recreation Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dixon Park: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 18.3 mi
  • Chalice: 18.9 mi
  • Wi: 18.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.0 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Brushy Face Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Kelsey Trail Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.5 mi
  • North Beach: 21.1 mi
  • South Beach: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Satulah Mountain Preserves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shortoff MountainN 9°1,521 m4.9 mi
Whiteside MountainNE 47°1,489 m4.4 mi
Goat KnobN 8°1,418 m5.5 mi
Cole MountainN 358°1,417 m5.0 mi
Round MountainNNW 347°1,396 m5.3 mi
Panther MountainNNW 342°1,396 m5.7 mi
Fork MountainW 280°1,381 m4.1 mi
Satulah MountainESE 122°1,377 m0.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/34244128

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