Queen Mountain
Queen Mountain rises to 976 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the north-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyer Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31636816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 976 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 15 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 25 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Satulah Falls: 1.0 mi
- Secret Falls: 1.1 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Slick Stick Falls: 1.5 mi
- Satulah Falls: 1.5 mi
- Ravenel Park: 2.5 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 3.0 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 3.0 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 3.2 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.4 mi
- Dyer Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cornet Knob: 1.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fodderstack Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Fodderstack Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 4.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.6 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 16.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 18.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 7.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 7.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 11.6 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 17.2 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 18.4 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 19.4 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 1.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 16.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 25.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.8 mi
- North Beach: 19.7 mi
- South Beach: 20.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Ear: 20.2 mi
- Chalice: 20.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 20.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 13.5 mi
- South: 20.4 mi
- Burton: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Queen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,489 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,381 m | 5.0 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | N 355° | 1,377 m | 1.8 mi |
| Curtiss Knob | WNW 294° | 1,369 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NE 36° | 1,328 m | 3.7 mi |
| Big Dog Mountain | NW 319° | 1,316 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | N 5° | 1,306 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,296 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808805
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