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Sheep Mountain

Sheep Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Mountain rises to 1,149 m in North Carolina. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Rock, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31640326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,149 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.60010, -82.86903

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Little East Fork Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 16.0 mi
Peaks
  • Goat Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Wines Top: 0.8 mi
  • Mary Gray Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Horsefork Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Buck Cove Mountain: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Clyde Park: 4.8 mi
  • River's Edge Park: 5.0 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lynns Park: 5.2 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 22
  • Rhododenron Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Holly Garden: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 13
Museums: 11
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Shook Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 14.5 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 10.1 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Sheep Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crabtree BaldNW1,621 m4.2 mi
Sandymush BaldN1,566 m5.6 mi
Little Sandymush BaldN1,480 m6.1 mi
Big Butt MountainE1,452 m3.9 mi
Rockyface MountainE1,396 m5.0 mi
Williams MountainE1,375 m3.7 mi
Chambers MountainSW1,370 m3.0 mi
Marion TopSW1,365 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809201

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