Walker Mountain
Walker Mountain rises to 850 m in North Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitmire Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 850 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 11 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitmire Falls: 0.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 1.9 mi
- Eastatoe Falls: 2.0 mi
- Pounding Mill Falls: 2.2 mi
- Claypole Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Champion Park: 2.5 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 7.9 mi
- Franklin Park: 8.0 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
- Joshua Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Crawford Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pickens Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Kelley Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 9.4 mi
- Camp John Rock: 11.0 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 12.0 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.9 mi
- Jennings Mill: 14.0 mi
- Dunns Rock: 5.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.7 mi
- El Lieutenant: 7.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 11.9 mi
- M1: 7.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 15.5 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 16.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 8.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 15.5 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 17.3 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 17.5 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 18.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- English Garden: 17.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 22.8 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 24.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 19.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- South: 22.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.2 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.9 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.1 mi
- North Beach: 21.1 mi
- South Beach: 22.7 mi
- Springtime in TR: 22.6 mi
- Honey: 22.8 mi
- Softball statue: 24.0 mi
- Doughboy: 24.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Walker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | S 172° | 1,087 m | 4.2 mi |
| Slick Rock Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,086 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,063 m | 5.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | E 84° | 1,044 m | 5.3 mi |
| Indian Camp Mountain | S 186° | 1,027 m | 2.8 mi |
| Revels Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,021 m | 6.3 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,016 m | 6.6 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,013 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023097 — Walker Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809518
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