Shelton Pisgah Mountain
Shelton Pisgah Mountain rises to 1,365 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the south, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,365 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 6.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cold Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Panthertail Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Big Pisgah Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Green Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.7 mi
- Riding Ford Falls: 0.8 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 0.9 mi
- Elbow Falls: 0.9 mi
- Dismal Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Dismal Falls: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.4 mi
- Canada Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.6 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 7.7 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 7.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 4.7 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Onion Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.0 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.4 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.0 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 11.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.9 mi
- M1: 14.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 17.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Ear: 14.1 mi
- Chalice: 14.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 19.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.7 mi
- North Beach: 23.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Shelton Pisgah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | S 174° | 1,452 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | NE 36° | 1,427 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,414 m | 0.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 263° | 1,406 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,392 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,386 m | 2.9 mi |
| Laurel Knob | WSW 250° | 1,380 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | W 268° | 1,370 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809217
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