Heady Mountain
Heady Mountain rises to 1,150 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Coldsides Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1150 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 2.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 5.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 3 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coldsides Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Flat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ellicott Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Nasty Falls: 1.3 mi
- Entrance Falls: 1.3 mi
- Exit Falls: 1.4 mi
- FR89 Falls: 1.4 mi
- Pleasant Grove Church Falls: 1.4 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 1.7 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.6 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.2 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 6.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 11.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.6 mi
- Catamount Statue: 19.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 19.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 19.2 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 19.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 19.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 18.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 19.2 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 22.0 mi
- Ear: 19.1 mi
- Chalice: 19.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 19.6 mi
- Wi: 19.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
- Big Spring: 23.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 10.1 mi
- North Beach: 16.7 mi
- South Beach: 17.8 mi
- South: 17.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Heady Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | NW 304° | 1,489 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | N 4° | 1,401 m | 4.1 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,357 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | NE 34° | 1,335 m | 3.3 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | W 280° | 1,328 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 359° | 1,322 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Sheep Cliff | NNW 348° | 1,320 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,306 m | 6.6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020665 — Heady Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807594
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