Nix Mountain
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
- 1,196 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 6.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 6 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 15 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Chimneytop Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Little Bald Rock Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Onion Cliff: 8.5 mi
- River Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 15.9 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.6 mi
- 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
- Bear Lake Reserve: 8.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 13.9 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 17.9 mi
- M1: 19.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 21.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 9.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 21.4 mi
- Ear: 15.6 mi
- Chalice: 16.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 16.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 20.9 mi
- Sylva Mural: 21.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.0 mi
- North Beach: 20.0 mi
- South Beach: 21.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- South: 21.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,489 m | 5.6 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,452 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NE 39° | 1,414 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,406 m | 4.5 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | NW 323° | 1,404 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,401 m | 1.2 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NE 38° | 1,392 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NE 38° | 1,386 m | 2.7 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808417
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