Shortoff Mountain
Shortoff Mountain rises to 1,521 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,521 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 13 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 19 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinky Falls: 2.3 mi
- Skitty Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Highlands Falls: 2.6 mi
- Ranger Falls: 2.8 mi
- Pinkerton Pool Falls: 2.8 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 3.3 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.7 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 3.9 mi
- Goat Knob: 0.6 mi
- Cole Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 2.3 mi
- Western Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 5.2 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 13.7 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 17.1 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 18.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 3.9 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 12.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 13.8 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 14.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 13.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 15.5 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 17.4 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 18.7 mi
- Ear: 13.4 mi
- Chalice: 14.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 18.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.9 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.8 mi
- North Beach: 24.0 mi
- South Beach: 25.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Big Spring: 17.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 12.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Shortoff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,562 m | 2.0 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,503 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 325° | 1,503 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,502 m | 4.1 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | SE 128° | 1,489 m | 3.0 mi |
| Goat Knob | N 1° | 1,418 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cole Mountain | W 280° | 1,417 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rough Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,417 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022617 — Shortoff Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809233
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