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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the community has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land. Cashiers and the nearby towns of [[Highlands, North Carolina|Highlands]], [[Glenville, North Carolina|Glenville]], and [[Sapphire, North Carolina|Sapphire]] make up a popular mountain vacation area near the southern end of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], the easternmost front of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. Cashiers is surrounded by scenic views, waterfalls, and [[Nantahala National Forest]] land. Visitors and vacation home owners from all over the southeast enjoy hiking, mountain biking, golf, and fly fishing during the warm months of the year. The [[United States Forest Service]] and [[The Nature Conservancy]] have worked to protect several natural areas near Cashiers, including the biologically diverse Panthertown Valley, [[Whitewater Falls (North Carolina)|Whitewater Falls]], and the Tuckaseegee River Gorge. The [[Chattooga River]] also rises near Cashiers. ===Climate=== Cashiers receives an average of 87.57 inches of precipitation annually, over 7.25 inches a month, making it one of the rainiest places in the eastern United States.<ref>[http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNC0109?from=month_bottomnav_business Weather.com: Average Weather for Cashiers, NC, Retrieved Mar. 1, 2009.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpn/us_precip.gif |title=Average Annual Precipitation, United States of America (Image), 1961-1990, Oregon Climate Service. |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-date=December 30, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230111720/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpn/us_precip.gif |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is also one of the coolest places in the mountains, with an average daily July temperature of 78 degrees.
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