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Waddle Mountain

Waddle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Waddle Mountain rises to 1,160 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hole Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1160 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.05259, -83.02959

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Big Hole Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Merge Lane Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Hornet Falls: 0.7 mi
  • 55MPH Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Waddle Branch Falls: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Silver Run Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.2 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.8 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Attractions: 8
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 12.5 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 17.8 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 20.0 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 20.7 mi
  • M1: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Common Gardening: 17.6 mi
  • Common Gardening: 17.6 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 19.3 mi
  • Chalice: 19.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.8 mi
  • Wi: 19.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 8.7 mi
  • North Beach: 16.2 mi
  • South Beach: 17.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Waddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainWNW 288°1,489 m6.4 mi
Toxaway MountainNNE 26°1,452 m6.1 mi
Chimneytop MountainNNW 330°1,401 m3.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainN 8°1,392 m6.0 mi
Hogback MountainN 8°1,386 m6.0 mi
Terrapin MountainW 269°1,357 m3.5 mi
Sassafras MountainN 350°1,335 m2.1 mi
Blackrock MountainW 271°1,328 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023088 — Waddle Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809515

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