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Claypole Mountain

Claypole Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
893 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.10983, -82.83680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 24
  • 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
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 9
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
  • English Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.8 mi
  • North Beach: 19.3 mi
  • South Beach: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainSE 132°1,087 m4.6 mi
Puncheon Camp MountainW 275°1,083 m6.6 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 299°1,063 m4.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainSE 136°1,063 m5.7 mi
RoundtopW 267°1,051 m7.1 mi
Indian Camp MountainSE 124°1,027 m3.0 mi
Walnut Cove MountainNW 311°1,023 m5.8 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 306°1,013 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807026

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