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Jordan Mountain

Jordan Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.10178, -82.76541

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 29
  • 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
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Museums: 11
Gardens: 10
  • Brevard Community Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
  • English Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 21.5 mi
  • Common Gardening: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Artworks: 5
Springs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • 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 6.3 miles of Jordan Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainSSW 195°1,087 m2.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainS 180°1,063 m3.6 mi
Middle MountainENE 61°1,044 m4.6 mi
Pinnacle MountainSSE 164°1,041 m4.9 mi
Indian Camp MountainSW 234°1,027 m1.9 mi
Coldbranch MountainE 94°1,016 m5.1 mi
Slicking MountainE 99°1,013 m3.9 mi
Burnt MountainWSW 252°1,011 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807858

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