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Poplar Mountain

Poplar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Poplar Mountain rises to 1,223 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31636464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,223 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.18621, -83.03264

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Nellies Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Coolidge Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Pittypat Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Packs Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.2 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.3 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.4 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.4 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 18
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.8 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 12.2 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.5 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 11.7 mi
  • Chalice: 11.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 12.0 mi
  • Moai Statue: 16.8 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.4 mi
  • North Beach: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainSE1,452 m4.7 mi
Cold MountainESE1,414 m3.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW1,406 m3.1 mi
Glassyrock MountainWSW1,404 m4.1 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE1,392 m3.4 mi
Hogback MountainSSE1,386 m3.4 mi
Laurel KnobSSW1,380 m2.6 mi
Blackrock MountainSSE1,370 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022044 — Poplar Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808759

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