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White Oak Mountain

White Oak Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Oak Mountain rises to 940 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shunkawauken Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Pacolet River Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Polk County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
940 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.28157, -82.21454

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Shunkawauken Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Lower Horse Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Fungi Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Green Grotto Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Rainy Falls: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Stearns Park: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.3 mi
  • Polk County Recreation Complex: 2.3 mi
  • James R. Gibson Park: 2.4 mi
  • Searcy Field: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 2.3 mi
  • Blockhouse marker: 5.9 mi
  • Ruins Of A Portable Saw Mill: 8.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Swimming Pool: 9.0 mi
Museums: 17
  • House of Flags: 2.2 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Landrum Depot: 7.3 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 7.3 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.0 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 10.4 mi
  • Southern X793: 13.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 10
  • Orange Bear: 7.5 mi
  • Globe: 8.3 mi
  • Maria: 16.6 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 20.5 mi
  • Chicken Statue: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • 3: 24.4 mi
  • 2: 24.4 mi
  • 4: 24.4 mi
  • 1: 24.4 mi
  • 5: 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of White Oak Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 341°1,208 m9.2 mi
Stony MountainNNW 341°1,039 m10.0 mi
Rich MountainNNW 342°1,001 m10.8 mi
Poplar MountainNNW 333°991 m8.4 mi
Tryon PeakWSW 238°986 m2.0 mi
Hogback MountainSSW 210°978 m8.8 mi
Wildcat SpurNNW 339°971 m7.0 mi
Rich MountainSW 218°922 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606774787671615144
Precip in5.34.55.55.35.35.55.56.15.64.94.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tryon, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 997184 — White Oak Mountain, Polk County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357789170

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