Flat Mountain
Flat Mountain rises to 1,198 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is FR89 Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,198 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 1.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 2 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 7 mi
- View Herrin Knob Overlook (MP 424.4) · 19 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- FR89 Falls: 0.6 mi
- Noisy Falls: 0.7 mi
- Big Ledge Falls: 0.7 mi
- Wheelchair Accessable Falls: 0.8 mi
- 55MPH Falls: 0.9 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 2.3 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 5.5 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Heady Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.4 mi
- Waddle Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Ellicott Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 7.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 8.0 mi
- World of Energy: 18.6 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 18.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 18.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 18.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 10.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 20.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 18.6 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 18.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 19.3 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 21.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.3 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- English Garden: 22.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 23.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.3 mi
- North Beach: 15.7 mi
- South Beach: 16.9 mi
- Ear: 19.9 mi
- Chalice: 20.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 20.4 mi
- South: 16.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Flat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,489 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | N 349° | 1,401 m | 4.6 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,357 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,335 m | 3.3 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,328 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,322 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | N 7° | 1,276 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Terrapin Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,235 m | 3.6 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807338
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