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Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Mountain rises to 850 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is DuPont State Forest Visitors Center, a park 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
850 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.19289, -82.63262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 0.6 mi
  • Franklin Park: 5.9 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 6.0 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 6.2 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Hooker Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Merry Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Christmas Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Triple Falls: 1.0 mi
  • High Falls: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 35
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 7.9 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 8.7 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 8.7 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Brevard Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 20.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 15
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.0 mi
  • M1: 6.3 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.9 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleENE 64°1,148 m5.8 mi
Rich MountainWSW 248°1,119 m3.0 mi
Stone MountainENE 59°1,098 m4.0 mi
Slick Rock MountainWSW 252°1,086 m3.3 mi
Middle MountainSW 221°1,044 m5.3 mi
Snaggy MountainENE 69°1,027 m6.9 mi
Coldbranch MountainSSW 200°1,016 m7.0 mi
Bradford MountainSSW 193°1,011 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357803623

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