Jordan Mountain
Jordan Mountain rises to 871 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the south-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425028, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 871 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 7 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buttermilk Falls: 0.4 mi
- Graveley Falls: 1.0 mi
- East Fork Falls: 1.3 mi
- Arrowhead Falls: 1.8 mi
- Jane Cantrell Falls: 2.0 mi
- Champion Park: 4.5 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 5.5 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 7.0 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.1 mi
- Franklin Park: 9.2 mi
- Gordon Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Pickens Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Indian Camp Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Crawford Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 8.0 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 10.5 mi
- Jennings Mill: 12.6 mi
- Trestle ruins: 12.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 12.7 mi
- El Lieutenant: 6.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 7.8 mi
- M1: 9.1 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.5 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 15.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.1 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 6.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 15.3 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 15.6 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 20.7 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 22.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- English Garden: 15.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 21.5 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 22.0 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.5 mi
- South: 21.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Springtime in TR: 20.7 mi
- Honey: 20.9 mi
- Softball statue: 22.0 mi
- Doughboy: 22.3 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 23.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 6.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.8 mi
- North Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Beach: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Jordan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,087 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | S 180° | 1,063 m | 3.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,044 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,041 m | 4.9 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | SW 234° | 1,027 m | 1.9 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | E 94° | 1,016 m | 5.1 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | E 99° | 1,013 m | 3.9 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WSW 252° | 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 | 16:44 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807858
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