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Scottish Mount

Scottish Mount, seen from above at true elevation

Scottish Mount rises to 1,296 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31640067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.69177, -83.08598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 6.0 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 6.2 mi
Parks: 55
Attractions: 32
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 8.8 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 9.4 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 12.7 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 14.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Ghost Town Village: 11.4 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 11.8 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 15.8 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 10
Museums: 9
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Mountain Farm Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.9 mi
  • Berm Park: 19.4 mi
  • Selu Statue: 19.7 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 23.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.3 mi
Springs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 19.6 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Scottish Mount. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Luftee KnobW 270°1,894.26 m7.2 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainWSW 255°1,875.19 m5.2 mi
Thermo KnobW 271°1,856.17 m7.7 mi
Balsam CornerWSW 255°1,841.53 m5.6 mi
Big ButtWSW 254°1,838.05 m4.9 mi
Mount SterlingWNW 288°1,780.95 m2.2 mi
Balsam High TopWSW 251°1,743 m6.3 mi
Spruce MountainSW 222°1,721.21 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1820:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 4 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357803597

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