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Panther Mountain

Panther Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Panther Mountain rises to 867 m in North Carolina. Panthertail Mountain stands 1,365 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31634420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
867 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.15066, -82.84819

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Diamond Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Spice Cove Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Big Bearwallow Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Second Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Plaid Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 1.4 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 8.6 mi
  • Franklin Park: 8.8 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 9.9 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 11.0 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 20
  • Camp John Rock: 9.8 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.0 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 15.8 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 17.8 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 10
  • M1: 8.6 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 12.9 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 14.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 18.9 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • South: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.0 mi
  • North Beach: 21.9 mi
  • South Beach: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Ear: 21.6 mi
  • Chalice: 21.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Panther Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Panthertail MountainW1,365 m7.3 mi
Big Pisgah MountainWNW1,342 m7.0 mi
Bald RockNW1,279 m7.1 mi
The PinnacleWNW1,257 m7.5 mi
Kagle MountainNNE1,178 m6.7 mi
Little Panthertail MountainW1,160 m5.9 mi
Three Forks MountainN1,136 m4.8 mi
Stone MountainNNE1,112 m7.0 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 solstice07:3716:4517:24

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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021800 — Panther Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808516

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