Claypole Mountain
Claypole Mountain rises to 893 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Claypole Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 893 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 2.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 6 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Claypole Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Eastatoe Falls: 1.1 mi
- Boren Mill Shoals: 1.6 mi
- Pounding Mill Falls: 1.7 mi
- Stair Step Falls: 2.1 mi
- Champion Park: 2.5 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 9.9 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 10.3 mi
- Nancy Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Woodruff Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Frozen Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Joshua Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 12.1 mi
- Camp John Rock: 12.3 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.9 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 14.6 mi
- Jennings Mill: 16.7 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 10.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 11.7 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 10.2 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.3 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.0 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 17.2 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 17.5 mi
- M1: 10.2 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 11.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.0 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 17.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 19.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- South: 20.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.4 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Ear: 23.6 mi
- Chalice: 23.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 23.9 mi
- Springtime in TR: 24.6 mi
- Honey: 24.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 3.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 24.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- English Garden: 17.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.8 mi
- North Beach: 19.3 mi
- South Beach: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Claypole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | SE 132° | 1,087 m | 4.6 mi |
| Puncheon Camp Mountain | W 275° | 1,083 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SE 136° | 1,063 m | 5.7 mi |
| Roundtop | W 267° | 1,051 m | 7.1 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | SE 124° | 1,027 m | 3.0 mi |
| Walnut Cove Mountain | NW 311° | 1,023 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NW 306° | 1,013 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,013 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807026
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