Peak · North Carolina
Whiteside Mountain
Whiteside Mountain rises to 796 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chickasaw Knobs, a peak 1.2 miles away. Drovers Road passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31643983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 796 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.41317, -82.34512
- 3.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 1.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 10.4 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 5 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Exclamation Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chickasaw Knobs: 1.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Point Lookout: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 5.5 mi
- The Gathering Place: 5.7 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 6.1 mi
- Morse Park: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 2.4 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Edneyville High School Monument: 1.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 5.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.4 mi
- Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Pollinator Garden: 10.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 12.1 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 14.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 9.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 9.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 10.0 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 12.2 mi
- House of Flags: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 16
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 5.9 mi
- Southern X793: 9.0 mi
- Historical Downtown: 9.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 9.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 14.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Raven Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 4.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Worlds Edge: 5.2 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Florence Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 8.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 8.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 18.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Lenox Spring: 10.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 20.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Whiteside Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | N 7° | 1,341 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | N 349° | 1,281 m | 3.4 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | N 359° | 1,208 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 96° | 1,208 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blue Ridge Pastures | NNW 342° | 1,152 m | 4.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NNW 339° | 1,136 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bank Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,128 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ferguson Peak | NNW 348° | 1,101 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809574
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