Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain rises to 1,414 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the south, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelton Pisgah Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31621009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,414 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- View Herrin Knob Overlook (MP 424.4) · 10 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shelton Pisgah Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Panthertail Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Big Pisgah Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Ravenrock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Green Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Raven Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Shower Falls: 0.8 mi
- John Fisher Falls: 1.0 mi
- Riding Ford Falls: 1.1 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 4.0 mi
- Canada Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 7.5 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 8.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 5.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Onion Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.5 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 15.0 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 11.7 mi
- M1: 15.0 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 15.5 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 14.8 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 24.5 mi
- Ear: 14.6 mi
- Chalice: 14.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 19.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.1 mi
- North Beach: 23.0 mi
- South Beach: 24.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.5 mi
- South: 24.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Cold Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | S 176° | 1,452 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 269° | 1,406 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SW 221° | 1,392 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SW 221° | 1,386 m | 2.5 mi |
| Laurel Knob | WSW 258° | 1,380 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,370 m | 2.4 mi |
| Shelton Pisgah Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,365 m | 0.6 mi |
| Panthertail Mountain | E 96° | 1,365 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019725 — Cold Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807040
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