Cow Mountain
Cow Mountain rises to 1,282 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the east, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31621615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,282 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 10.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 12 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Falls: 0.3 mi
- Will Falls: 0.8 mi
- Charlie Falls: 0.8 mi
- Julie Falls: 0.9 mi
- Pittypat Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.4 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.7 mi
- Little Cow Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Double Knob: 1.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.0 mi
- Dryland Laurel: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 3.8 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 7.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 11.3 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.2 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 16.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.0 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 17.2 mi
- M1: 19.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 11.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 14.2 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.1 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Ear: 10.7 mi
- Chalice: 11.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 11.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.2 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.8 mi
- North Beach: 24.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | E 95° | 1,414 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,406 m | 0.6 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,404 m | 1.4 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | S 171° | 1,401 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SE 124° | 1,392 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SE 124° | 1,386 m | 4.2 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SE 137° | 1,380 m | 1.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | E 90° | 1,370 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019816 — Cow Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807090
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