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Sassafras Mountain

Sassafras Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sassafras Mountain rises to 1,340 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake 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 Q31639939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1340 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.18093, -83.02347

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Red Butt Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Coolidge Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Lichen Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Elbow Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Warden Falls: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.3 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.9 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.5 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.7 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 12.8 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 10
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 12.3 mi
  • Chalice: 12.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 12.6 mi
  • Wi: 12.7 mi
  • Moai Statue: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 15.8 mi
  • North Beach: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Sassafras Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainSE 146°1,452 m4.1 mi
Cold MountainESE 116°1,414 m2.3 mi
Bear MountainWSW 251°1,406 m3.4 mi
Glassyrock MountainWSW 259°1,404 m4.5 mi
Little Hogback MountainS 171°1,392 m3.0 mi
Hogback MountainS 170°1,386 m2.9 mi
Laurel KnobSW 224°1,380 m2.6 mi
Blackrock MountainSSW 202°1,370 m0.6 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 solstice07:3716:4517:24

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022511 — Sassafras Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809170

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