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Shelton Pisgah Mountain

Shelton Pisgah Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31640466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1365 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.17454, -82.98847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • 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
Attractions: 10
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 14.1 mi
  • Chalice: 14.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 14.4 mi
  • Wi: 14.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 14.7 mi
  • North Beach: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainS 174°1,452 m3.0 mi
Cold MountainSSE 166°1,414 m0.6 mi
Bear MountainW 263°1,406 m5.3 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSW 211°1,392 m2.9 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 211°1,386 m2.9 mi
Laurel KnobWSW 250°1,380 m4.0 mi
Blackrock MountainW 268°1,370 m2.2 mi
Panthertail MountainSE 131°1,365 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809217

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