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Big Green Mountain

Big Green Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Green Mountain rises to 1,282 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Granny Burrell Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31616860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1282 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.15893, -83.02777

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Granny Burrell Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Coolidge Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Frolictown Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Panthertown Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 4.8 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.3 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.4 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 16
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.1 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.9 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 13.2 mi
  • Chalice: 13.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.6 mi
  • Wi: 13.7 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.5 mi
  • North Beach: 23.1 mi
  • South Beach: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Big Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainSE 126°1,452 m3.1 mi
Cold MountainENE 78°1,414 m2.4 mi
Bear MountainW 278°1,406 m3.0 mi
Glassyrock MountainW 279°1,404 m4.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW 208°1,401 m4.4 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE 152°1,392 m1.6 mi
Hogback MountainSSE 152°1,386 m1.6 mi
Laurel KnobWSW 258°1,380 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806514

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