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Nancy Mountain

Nancy Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nancy Mountain rises to 978 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Claypole Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
978 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.09733, -82.83208

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Claypole Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Boren Mill Shoals: 1.1 mi
  • Eastatoe Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Pounding Mill Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Shangri-La Falls: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 3.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 8.2 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 9.3 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 9.5 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 11.8 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 14.3 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.8 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 10
  • M1: 10.8 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 11.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 15.6 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 16.4 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.8 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.3 mi
  • English Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.0 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • South: 20.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 22.2 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Indian Spring: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.4 mi
  • North Beach: 18.5 mi
  • South Beach: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Nancy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainSE 126°1,087 m3.8 mi
Puncheon Camp MountainWNW 282°1,083 m6.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainSE 131°1,063 m5.0 mi
Rocky MountainNW 305°1,063 m5.5 mi
Pinnacle MountainSE 131°1,041 m6.7 mi
Indian Camp MountainESE 111°1,027 m2.4 mi
Walnut Cove MountainNW 315°1,023 m6.6 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 312°1,013 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357802850

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