Wolf Mountain
Wolf Mountain rises to 1,293 m in North Carolina. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Rock, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,293 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 1.0 mi
- Banded Rock Falls: 1.0 mi
- Tributary Three Falls: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.4 mi
- Canada Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 7.0 mi
- Champion Park: 10.5 mi
- Charley Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bryson Knob: 2.0 mi
- Rockyface Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Rock: 2.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 0.3 mi
- River Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Onion Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 10.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 16.9 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 17.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 13.1 mi
- M1: 13.1 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 12.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 12.9 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 13.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 17.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.3 mi
- Chalice: 12.9 mi
- Ear: 12.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 13.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 17.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 17.0 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.3 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 19.6 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.7 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.0 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 19.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Wolf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | NNE 28° | 1,866 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NE 45° | 1,821 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rough Butt Bald | N 1° | 1,807 m | 4.9 mi |
| Wolf Bald | NNE 22° | 1,770 m | 4.4 mi |
| Spot Knob | N 1° | 1,764 m | 5.7 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NE 44° | 1,744 m | 5.6 mi |
| Herrin Knob | NNE 33° | 1,741 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | NNW 333° | 1,699 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 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 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023299 — Wolf Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809606
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