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Panthertail Mountain

Panthertail Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Panthertail Mountain rises to 1,365 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the south, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shower Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31634445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.16538, -82.97542

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Shower Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Raven Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
  • John Fisher Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Dismal Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Devil's Canyon Falls: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 4.2 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 7.4 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 8.0 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 8.0 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 15.5 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 20.2 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 15.1 mi
  • Chalice: 15.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 15.3 mi
  • Wi: 15.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 13.9 mi
  • North Beach: 22.9 mi
  • South Beach: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Panthertail Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainS 191°1,452 m2.3 mi
Rockyface MountainNNE 27°1,427 m5.9 mi
Cold MountainW 276°1,414 m0.6 mi
Bear MountainW 270°1,406 m6.0 mi
Little Hogback MountainSW 230°1,392 m2.9 mi
Hogback MountainSW 231°1,386 m2.9 mi
Laurel KnobW 260°1,380 m4.6 mi
Blackrock MountainW 280°1,370 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021804 — Panthertail Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808524

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