Polly Mountain
Polly Mountain rises to 948 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Scotsman Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31636336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 948 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 6 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 11 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 22 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Scotsman Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Pothole Falls: 0.4 mi
- Scotsman Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Scotsman Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Fowler Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.6 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.2 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bull Pen Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Glade Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Slick Rock: 1.7 mi
- Redside Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Western Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 17.4 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 17.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 17.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 17.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 8.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 10.1 mi
- Oconee Station: 12.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 18.7 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 17.8 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 19.5 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 23.0 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.1 mi
- North Beach: 17.1 mi
- South Beach: 18.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Ear: 19.9 mi
- Chalice: 20.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 20.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
- South: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Polly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,489 m | 4.4 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,377 m | 4.3 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | NE 35° | 1,357 m | 2.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NW 324° | 1,328 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,296 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,295 m | 3.7 mi |
| Brushy Face | WNW 284° | 1,293 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,281 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022025 — Polly Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808742
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