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Woodruff Mountain

Woodruff Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Woodruff Mountain rises to 864 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
864 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.12733, -82.85652

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Diamond Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • McCall Mill Shoals: 2.0 mi
  • Plaid Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Second Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Claypole Branch Falls: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Champion Park: 2.1 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 10.1 mi
  • Franklin Park: 10.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 10.4 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 20
  • Camp John Rock: 11.5 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.4 mi
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 13.3 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 15.9 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • M1: 10.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 13.0 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 13.3 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.1 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.8 mi
  • English Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 21.8 mi
  • Common Gardening: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 20.5 mi
  • South: 21.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 11.3 mi
  • North Beach: 20.2 mi
  • South Beach: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 22.0 mi
  • Chalice: 22.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 22.3 mi
  • Wi: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Woodruff Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainW 273°1,452 m7.2 mi
Panthertail MountainWNW 291°1,365 m7.2 mi
Big Pisgah MountainWNW 296°1,342 m7.1 mi
Ravenrock MountainWNW 282°1,317 m7.3 mi
Little Panthertail MountainWNW 291°1,160 m5.8 mi
Three Forks MountainNNE 12°1,136 m6.5 mi
Daves RockN 7°1,098 m6.7 mi
Sassafras MountainSE 134°1,087 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809620

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