Cook Mountain
Cook Mountain rises to 1,001 m in North Carolina. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucker Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31621187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1001 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tucker Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Lamance Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Bird Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lemon Falls: 1.4 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 1.5 mi
- Glassmine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bracken Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Daves Rock: 2.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bruce Knob: 2.9 mi
- Champion Park: 5.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.5 mi
- Canada Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.8 mi
- Franklin Park: 9.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 6.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 7.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 15.9 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 16.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 5.1 mi
- River Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 9.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.5 mi
- Bald Cliff: 12.7 mi
- M1: 8.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 9.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 11.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 14.1 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 16.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 11.2 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 16.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 20.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.5 mi
- Chalice: 17.9 mi
- Ear: 17.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.0 mi
- Wi: 18.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 22.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 15.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.1 mi
- Lenox Spring: 24.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Cook Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | NNW 339° | 1,866 m | 6.7 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | N 1° | 1,822 m | 6.6 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | N 358° | 1,821 m | 6.5 mi |
| Wolf Bald | NNW 335° | 1,770 m | 6.9 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | N 354° | 1,744 m | 6.2 mi |
| Herrin Knob | NNW 339° | 1,741 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tanasee Bald | NNW 341° | 1,695 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,546 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019762 — Cook Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807055
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