Poplar Mountain
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.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1223 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 8 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 10 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Knob: 0.5 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.7 mi
- Blackrock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- River Cliffs: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 5.3 mi
- Onion Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- 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
- Bear Lake Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.0 mi
- M1: 17.2 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 18.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 12.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 12.8 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 15.6 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 17.0 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 18.3 mi
- Ear: 11.7 mi
- Chalice: 11.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 12.0 mi
- Wi: 12.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 13.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.4 mi
- North Beach: 25.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | SE 143° | 1,452 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cold Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,414 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,406 m | 3.1 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,404 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,392 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,386 m | 3.4 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SSW 210° | 1,380 m | 2.6 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,370 m | 1.0 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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, 8 mi away.
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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