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Misery Mountain

Misery Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Misery Mountain rises to 859 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31633244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
859 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.05204, -82.97931

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rich Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Standing Stone Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Big Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Hilliard Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Hidden Dome Falls: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Silver Run Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 5.1 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 7.6 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 13.2 mi
  • M1: 18.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 18.7 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 19.2 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Common Gardening: 16.7 mi
  • Common Gardening: 16.8 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.3 mi
  • English Garden: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.2 mi
  • North Beach: 15.2 mi
  • South Beach: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 20.8 mi
  • Chalice: 21.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 21.2 mi
  • Wi: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Moody Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainN 358°1,452 m5.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainNW 306°1,401 m5.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainNNW 341°1,392 m6.3 mi
Hogback MountainNNW 342°1,386 m6.3 mi
Terrapin MountainW 270°1,357 m6.3 mi
Sassafras MountainWNW 303°1,335 m3.8 mi
Rocky MountainNW 308°1,322 m6.6 mi
Ravenrock MountainN 359°1,317 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021496 — Misery Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808290

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