- Elevation, modelled
- 1,147 m
- Tallest summit within 5.9 miles
- Yellow Mountain1,562 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mountain Waters Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0566, -83.1995
Highlands Recreation Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,147 m. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey-Hutchinson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Highlands Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | N 5° | 1,562 m | 5.5 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,521 m | 3.7 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,489 m | 3.9 mi |
| Goat Knob | NNE 14° | 1,418 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cole Mountain | N 1° | 1,417 m | 3.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,396 m | 4.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,396 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | W 261° | 1,381 m | 3.8 mi |
- On the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- On the Waterfall Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 2 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 0.3 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 0.8 mi
- Ravenel Park: 1.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 1.9 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Bearpen Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Holt Knob: 0.6 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 0.9 mi
- Naiad Falls: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sequoah Falls: 1.6 mi
- Kalakaleskies Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 1.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 2.0 mi
- Western Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- The Catstairs: 4.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.3 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 0.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 17.4 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 12.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.6 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 21.1 mi
- Ear: 17.0 mi
- Chalice: 17.6 mi
- Wi: 17.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 21.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 23.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 1.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 9.9 mi
- Big Spring: 15.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.2 mi
- North Beach: 22.1 mi
- South Beach: 23.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 11.6 mi
- South: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, under a mile away.
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