Little Terrapin Mountain
Little Terrapin Mountain rises to 1,235 m in North Carolina. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1235 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 4.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Falls: 1.0 mi
- Doghobble Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper Silver Run Falls: 1.3 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cashiers Sliding Rock: 1.5 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 1.3 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 1.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 2.5 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Dixon Park: 5.0 mi
- Chimneytop Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Coldsides Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 6.4 mi
- Western Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 12.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 13.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 16.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 16.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.2 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 19.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 15.4 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 19.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 21.8 mi
- Ear: 16.4 mi
- Chalice: 16.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.0 mi
- Wi: 17.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 21.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.6 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.2 mi
- North Beach: 19.2 mi
- South Beach: 20.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 9.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
- South: 20.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Little Terrapin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortoff Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,521 m | 5.9 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | W 272° | 1,489 m | 3.2 mi |
| Goat Knob | WNW 295° | 1,418 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 1° | 1,406 m | 5.9 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | N 350° | 1,404 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,401 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NE 43° | 1,392 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NE 43° | 1,386 m | 5.6 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808069
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