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Cowrock Mountain

Cowrock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cowrock Mountain rises to 1,296 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31621694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,296 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.14037, -83.05348

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Twin Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Fairfield Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Frolictown Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Wilderness Falls: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.3 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 3.4 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.5 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 15
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.9 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.0 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 13.4 mi
  • Chalice: 13.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 18.7 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.2 mi
  • North Beach: 22.3 mi
  • South Beach: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Cowrock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainE1,452 m4.0 mi
Cold MountainENE1,414 m4.2 mi
Bear MountainNW1,406 m2.3 mi
Glassyrock MountainNW1,404 m3.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainSSW1,401 m2.7 mi
Little Hogback MountainE1,392 m2.2 mi
Hogback MountainE1,386 m2.2 mi
Laurel KnobN1,380 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019824 — Cowrock Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807094

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