Shortoff Mountain
Shortoff Mountain rises to 915 m in North Carolina. Humpback Mountain stands 1,295 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Tree (Blackgum Springs), a spring 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640633, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 915 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 5.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.1 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 5 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 6 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 6 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle: 2.1 mi
- Dogback Mountain: 2.3 mi
- The Chimneys: 2.7 mi
- Table Rock Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Stillhouse Falls: 2.7 mi
- Laurel Leap Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 4.3 mi
- Mossy Ledge Falls: 4.8 mi
- Mossy Chute Falls: 5.5 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Oak Hill Community Park & Forest: 9.6 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 9.9 mi
- Simpson Field: 10.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 11.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 11.1 mi
- The Market on Oak: 11.2 mi
- Four Trumpets: 20.1 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 8.9 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 10.3 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 11.2 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.3 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 1.0 mi
- Hide & Seek: 5.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 5.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 5.8 mi
- Something Rotten: 5.8 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 8.9 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 12.6 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 12.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Woods Walk: 17.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.2 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 13.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 15.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 21.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 22.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 0.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 0.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 19.3 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 19.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 22.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 7.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.4 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Boat beach: 6.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 6.2 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 11.0 mi
- Mortimer: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Shortoff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,295 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ball Ground Mountain | N 358° | 1,294 m | 9.1 mi |
| Woodys Knob | WNW 284° | 1,271 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gingercake Mountain | N 2° | 1,262 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cranberry Knob | N 3° | 1,258 m | 9.9 mi |
| Camp Creek Mountain | N 356° | 1,254 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sitting Bear Mountain | N 2° | 1,248 m | 6.4 mi |
| Doe Hill Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,242 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809231
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