Sheep Mountain
Sheep Mountain rises to 1,101 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moses Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moses Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Catamount Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Chastine Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Parker Knob: 1.0 mi
- Brasstown Knob: 1.1 mi
- Coward Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Coward Knob: 1.5 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.6 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 3.5 mi
- Bocce courts: 5.3 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.3 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 6.2 mi
- Bald Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Catamount Gap: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- River Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 4.9 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 8.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 12.4 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 15.8 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 16.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 5.0 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 7.4 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 7.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 2.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 2.4 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 7.6 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 9.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 11.5 mi
- Chalice: 4.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 4.5 mi
- Ear: 5.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 7.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 7.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 15.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 16.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.1 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.5 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 20.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Balsam | ENE 71° | 1,951 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lone Bald | ENE 62° | 1,784 m | 6.1 mi |
| Old Bald | NE 53° | 1,760 m | 5.4 mi |
| Steestachee Bald | NNE 31° | 1,736 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | ESE 115° | 1,699 m | 6.7 mi |
| Grassy Bald | NNE 26° | 1,698 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wesner Bald | NNE 25° | 1,683 m | 6.8 mi |
| Charley Bald | ESE 110° | 1,682 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809199
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