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Cook Mountain

Cook Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.21288, -82.88430

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 22
  • 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
Cliffs: 21
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Museums: 11
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 9
  • Chalice: 17.9 mi
  • Ear: 17.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.0 mi
  • Wi: 18.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HardyNNW 339°1,866 m6.7 mi
Silvermine BaldN 1°1,822 m6.6 mi
Chestnut BaldN 358°1,821 m6.5 mi
Wolf BaldNNW 335°1,770 m6.9 mi
Devils CourthouseN 354°1,744 m6.2 mi
Herrin KnobNNW 339°1,741 m6.2 mi
Tanasee BaldNNW 341°1,695 m5.8 mi
Pilot MountainNNE 13°1,546 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

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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