Whiteside Mountain
Whiteside Mountain rises to 1,489 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. Waterfall Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Whiteside Mountain or Sanigilâ'gĭ in Cherokee is a mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina between Cashiers, Highlands, North Carolina, and the Georgia border. Whiteside Mountain has the highest cliffs in Eastern North America. It also has a feature called Devil's Courthouse (distinct from the Devil's Courthouse 20 miles away in Transylvania County, NC). Since the 1980s, the forest service has tried to restrict access to the Courthouse and has allowed the foot trail to it to grow over because of dangers such as strong winds. They also did not want accidents from paragliding and similar activities taking place from the mountain top or from the Courthouse. There is also an overhang, a small platform less than 7 feet in diameter, connected to Whiteside as if it were a cantilever. Similar overhangs can be found on the Appalachian Trail.
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Wikidata Q8525406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1489 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whiteside Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Dixon Park: 2.3 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 2.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.0 mi
- Rhododendron Park: 3.0 mi
- Cove Hill: 1.5 mi
- Blackrock Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Granite City: 2.5 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Jacks Knob: 2.8 mi
- Cashiers Sliding Rock: 1.8 mi
- Silver Slip Falls: 1.8 mi
- Corkscrew Falls: 1.9 mi
- Highlands Falls: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.0 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 2.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 3.6 mi
- Western Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 12.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.5 mi
- Catamount Statue: 16.0 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 15.9 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 17.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 15.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 19.1 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 21.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.2 mi
- Ear: 15.5 mi
- Chalice: 16.1 mi
- Wi: 16.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 16.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 20.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.8 mi
- North Beach: 21.1 mi
- South Beach: 22.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 9.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.6 mi
- Big Spring: 19.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.5 mi
- South: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Whiteside Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | NW 322° | 1,562 m | 4.8 mi |
| Shortoff Mountain | NW 308° | 1,521 m | 3.0 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NW 321° | 1,503 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goat Knob | NW 316° | 1,418 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cole Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,417 m | 3.9 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,401 m | 4.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,396 m | 4.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,396 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809572
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