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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.

The story

Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31643265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,160 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05259, -83.02959

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
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
Peaks
Cliffs: 18
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
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Ear: 19.3 mi
  • Chalice: 19.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 19.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.7 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Waddle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainWNW1,489 m6.4 mi
Toxaway MountainNNE1,452 m6.1 mi
Chimneytop MountainNNW1,401 m3.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainN1,392 m6.0 mi
Hogback MountainN1,386 m6.0 mi
Laurel KnobNNW1,380 m7.2 mi
Terrapin MountainW1,357 m3.5 mi
Sassafras MountainN1,335 m2.1 mi

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.

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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