Cole Mountain
Cole Mountain rises to 1,417 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north-northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Cliffs, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31621074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,417 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 14 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 20 mi
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skitty Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Pinky Falls: 2.0 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Ranger Falls: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Falls: 2.6 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 3.5 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 4.0 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 4.2 mi
- Shortoff Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Goat Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.6 mi
- Panther Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Western Cliffs: 0.2 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 4.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 13.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 17.7 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 18.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 11.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 13.7 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 14.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 14.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.0 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 17.4 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 5.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
- Ear: 13.3 mi
- Chalice: 13.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.2 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 11.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.9 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.7 mi
- North Beach: 24.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Cole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,562 m | 1.8 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | E 100° | 1,521 m | 1.0 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | N 353° | 1,503 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,503 m | 3.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,502 m | 3.5 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,489 m | 3.9 mi |
| Old Rocky Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,462 m | 6.1 mi |
| Goat Knob | ENE 65° | 1,418 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807048
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