Joshua Mountain
Joshua Mountain rises to 933 m in North Carolina. Three Forks Mountain stands 1,136 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastatoe Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 933 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 9 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 9 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastatoe Falls: 0.9 mi
- Claypole Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
- Whitmire Falls: 1.3 mi
- Pounding Mill Falls: 1.5 mi
- Arrowhead Falls: 2.2 mi
- Walker Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Claypole Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Nancy Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Champion Park: 1.8 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 8.2 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.7 mi
- Franklin Park: 8.9 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 10.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 11.3 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 13.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.6 mi
- Jennings Mill: 15.3 mi
- Dunns Rock: 6.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.8 mi
- El Lieutenant: 8.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 12.1 mi
- M1: 8.7 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 10.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.8 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.9 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 17.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 9.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 15.9 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 17.4 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 17.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 18.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.4 mi
- English Garden: 17.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.0 mi
- Springtime in TR: 23.6 mi
- Honey: 23.7 mi
- Ear: 24.5 mi
- Chalice: 24.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 24.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- South: 22.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 4.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 20.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Beach: 20.5 mi
- South Beach: 22.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Joshua Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Forks Mountain | N 350° | 1,136 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,087 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,063 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,063 m | 5.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | E 82° | 1,044 m | 6.6 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,027 m | 2.7 mi |
| Walnut Cove Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,023 m | 6.6 mi |
| Revels Mountain | N 0° | 1,021 m | 6.4 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357802292
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