Gordon Mountain
Gordon Mountain rises to 900 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the south-southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveley Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 900 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 6 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graveley Falls: 0.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.1 mi
- Jane Cantrell Falls: 1.5 mi
- East Fork Falls: 1.8 mi
- Arrowhead Falls: 1.9 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Pickens Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bigspring Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Whiteoak Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Indian Camp Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.9 mi
- Champion Park: 5.1 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.7 mi
- Franklin Park: 9.9 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 7.9 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 10.4 mi
- Jennings Mill: 12.5 mi
- Trestle ruins: 12.5 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.4 mi
- El Lieutenant: 6.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.0 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 7.7 mi
- M1: 9.8 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 14.8 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.9 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 6.1 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 14.6 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 14.9 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- English Garden: 14.6 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 21.4 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 21.8 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.3 mi
- Honey: 20.4 mi
- Softball statue: 21.5 mi
- Doughboy: 21.8 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 23.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 6.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- South: 21.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.1 mi
- North Beach: 19.5 mi
- South Beach: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Gordon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,087 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | S 183° | 1,063 m | 2.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NE 53° | 1,044 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,041 m | 4.2 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,027 m | 1.7 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | E 86° | 1,016 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | E 89° | 1,013 m | 3.7 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | W 264° | 1,011 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020476 — Gordon Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807468
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