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Wayehutta OHV Trail System

Wayehutta OHV Trail System from directly overhead

Wayehutta OHV Trail System is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 916 m. Yellow Face stands 1,833 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Forest Service

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.35662, -83.13050

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Moses Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Catamount Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Chastine Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • East Laporte River Park: 4.2 mi
  • Bryson Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bocce courts: 5.3 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 5.4 mi
  • Bridge Park: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Judaculla Rock: 4.0 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 7.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 9.6 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 9.7 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 4.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 4.2 mi
  • Wi: 4.3 mi
  • Ear: 4.8 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 18.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.4 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 15.1 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Spring: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Wayehutta OHV Trail System. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow FaceN 350°1,833 m6.6 mi
Lone BaldENE 78°1,784 m7.0 mi
Old BaldENE 72°1,760 m6.1 mi
Blackrock MountainNNW 338°1,751 m6.6 mi
Steestachee BaldNE 50°1,736 m6.3 mi
Grassy BaldNE 44°1,698 m6.3 mi
Wesner BaldNE 43°1,683 m6.4 mi
Lost KnobENE 77°1,660 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10800167163

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