Shortoff Mountain
Shortoff Mountain is a peak in Highlands Township, Macon, North Carolina and has an elevation of 4,984 feet. Shortoff Mountain is situated nearby to the hamlet Norton, as well as near Bessie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cowee Gap.
Cowee Gap
Mountain saddle
Cowee Gap is a mountain pass located between Highlands and Cashiers in the far southern part of western North Carolina. It is located on the Eastern Continental Divide, which also forms the boundary between Macon and Jackson counties, and between the Cullasaja River and Chattooga River basins to the west and east, respectively.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highlands and Cashiers.
Highlands
Photo: Diligent Terrier, BSD.
Highlands is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the Mountains region of North Carolina on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.
Cashiers
Cashiers is an unincorporated village in the North Carolina Mountains. Located in a great corner of southwestern North Carolina, a green valley 3,500 feet high surrounded by mountains rising up to 5,000 feet.Shortoff Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,984 feet
- Description: mountain in Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highlands Township, Macon, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10787° or 35° 6′ 28″ northLongitude
-83.1807° or 83° 10′ 51″ westElevation
4,984 feet (1,519 metres)Open location code
867R4R59+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 357809233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Shortoff Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shortoff Mountain”
- Dutch: “Shortoff Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
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