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Jumpoff Mountain

Jumpoff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jumpoff Mountain rises to 953 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jump Off Rock Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31629508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
953 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31178, -82.52262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rhododendron Lake Nature Park: 2.0 mi
  • Laurel Green Park: 2.2 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 2.7 mi
  • Lennox Park: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Turley Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Wintergreen Falls: 8.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 43
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 8.3 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 10.5 mi
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 13.6 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
  • Statue of Diana: 15.8 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 18.4 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 18.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 18.5 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 1.4 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 3.5 mi
  • Southern X793: 3.8 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 7.5 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Jumpoff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleS1,148 m5.8 mi
Stone MountainSSW1,098 m6.8 mi
Snaggy MountainS1,027 m5.7 mi
Couch MountainNNE1,013 m7.7 mi
Rich MountainS1,002 m6.0 mi
Forge MountainWNW999 m6.7 mi
Jeter MountainSW998 m4.5 mi
Ann MountainSSE990 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021004 — Jumpoff Mountain, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807873

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