Shoal Mountain
Shoal Mountain rises to 1,283 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,283 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 13.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 13 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 13 mi
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 14 mi
- Caney Fork Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Onion Falls: 0.6 mi
- First Falls: 1.1 mi
- High Falls: 1.1 mi
- Breakbone Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hatcher Falls: 1.5 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.7 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.2 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 6.8 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 6.9 mi
- Little Pilot Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.2 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Raven Knob: 1.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 8.3 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 13.2 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 13.3 mi
- Onion Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.9 mi
- River Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Western Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 8.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.2 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 10.6 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 7.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 11.2 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 13.9 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 20.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 19.7 mi
- Ear: 7.8 mi
- Chalice: 8.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 8.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 13.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 13.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.5 mi
- Big Spring: 21.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 24.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Shoal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,562 m | 4.9 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SW 225° | 1,503 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,503 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,502 m | 4.9 mi |
| Old Rocky Mountain | W 270° | 1,462 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | WNW 283° | 1,457 m | 4.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 280° | 1,418 m | 3.5 mi |
| Goat Knob | SSW 201° | 1,418 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022610 — Shoal Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809227
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