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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1414 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16621, -82.98597

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 9
Gardens: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 14.6 mi
  • Chalice: 14.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 14.9 mi
  • Wi: 14.9 mi
  • Moai Statue: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.1 mi
  • North Beach: 23.0 mi
  • South Beach: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainS 176°1,452 m2.4 mi
Bear MountainW 269°1,406 m5.4 mi
Little Hogback MountainSW 221°1,392 m2.5 mi
Hogback MountainSW 221°1,386 m2.5 mi
Laurel KnobWSW 258°1,380 m4.0 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW 282°1,370 m2.4 mi
Shelton Pisgah MountainNNW 346°1,365 m0.6 mi
Panthertail MountainE 96°1,365 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
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, 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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