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Nix Mountain

Nix Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Nix Mountain rises to 1,196 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimneytop Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31633821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10759, -83.04459

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Fulfillment Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Fairfield Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Maidenhair Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Narrows Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • McKinney Meadow: 2.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.2 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 10.1 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 15.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.6 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 15.7 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 15.6 mi
  • Chalice: 16.0 mi
  • American Eclipse: 16.0 mi
  • Wi: 16.1 mi
  • Moai Statue: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 12.0 mi
  • North Beach: 20.0 mi
  • South Beach: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Nix Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainWSW 251°1,489 m5.6 mi
Toxaway MountainENE 64°1,452 m3.9 mi
Cold MountainNE 39°1,414 m5.2 mi
Bear MountainNNW 332°1,406 m4.5 mi
Glassyrock MountainNW 323°1,404 m5.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainWSW 251°1,401 m1.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainNE 38°1,392 m2.7 mi
Hogback MountainNE 38°1,386 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808417

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