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Dobson Mountain

Dobson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dobson Mountain rises to 1,217 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Rock Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622592, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1217 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.13232, -83.02653

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fairfield Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Toxaway Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Panthertown Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • McKinney Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.5 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 6.5 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 16
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.6 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 15.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 16.9 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 10
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 14.7 mi
  • Chalice: 15.0 mi
  • American Eclipse: 15.1 mi
  • Wi: 15.2 mi
  • Moai Statue: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.9 mi
  • North Beach: 21.3 mi
  • South Beach: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Dobson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainE 90°1,452 m2.4 mi
Cold MountainNE 44°1,414 m3.3 mi
Bear MountainNW 306°1,406 m3.8 mi
Glassyrock MountainWNW 300°1,404 m4.9 mi
Chimneytop MountainSW 225°1,401 m3.0 mi
Little Hogback MountainNE 56°1,392 m0.8 mi
Hogback MountainNE 55°1,386 m0.8 mi
Laurel KnobNW 313°1,380 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4517:25

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019990 — Dobson Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807196

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