Little Cow Mountain
Little Cow Mountain rises to 1,284 m in North Carolina. Bear Mountain stands 1,406 m to the south, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31630692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,284 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 10.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 12 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Falls: 0.8 mi
- Will Falls: 0.9 mi
- Charlie Falls: 1.0 mi
- Julie Falls: 1.0 mi
- Glassyrock Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Cow Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Glassyrock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Double Knob: 1.5 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.0 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.7 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 5.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Onion Cliff: 3.3 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 7.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 10.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.2 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 15.7 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.6 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 16.7 mi
- M1: 20.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 10.6 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 13.7 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 16.7 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Ear: 10.2 mi
- Chalice: 10.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 10.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 15.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 15.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.1 mi
- Big Spring: 23.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Little Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | S 173° | 1,406 m | 1.0 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SW 234° | 1,404 m | 1.3 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SE 126° | 1,392 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SE 125° | 1,386 m | 4.7 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SE 137° | 1,380 m | 2.3 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | E 97° | 1,370 m | 3.2 mi |
| Peak Knob | WNW 283° | 1,356 m | 1.7 mi |
| Double Knob | SE 140° | 1,351 m | 1.5 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021179 — Little Cow Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807977
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