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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,125 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31639251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1125 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.02759, -83.03792

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Wheelchair Accessable Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Portage Left Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Big Ledge Falls: 1.0 mi
  • FR89 Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Noisy Falls: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 3.1 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 14.2 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 18.3 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 19.3 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 19.7 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.8 mi
  • North Beach: 14.9 mi
  • South Beach: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 20.7 mi
  • Chalice: 21.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 21.2 mi
  • Wi: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 16.1 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainWNW 303°1,489 m6.8 mi
Chimneytop MountainNNW 344°1,401 m5.4 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW 299°1,357 m3.5 mi
Sassafras MountainN 2°1,335 m3.8 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW 286°1,328 m6.6 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 342°1,322 m6.0 mi
Little Terrapin MountainNW 325°1,235 m4.4 mi
Coldsides MountainWNW 298°1,218 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809091

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