Ghost town · North Carolina
Lost Cove
Lost Cove is a ghost town in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 545 m. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop, a peak 1.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off.
human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.07080, -82.40220
- 11.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 22.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 22.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 23 mi
- Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) · 23 mi
- Deerlick Gap Overlook (MP 337.2) · 23 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Park: 4.9 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 5.3 mi
- Fishery Park: 6.6 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Unaka Mountain Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
Peaks
- Flattop: 1.6 mi
- No Business Knob: 2.3 mi
- Can Lot: 2.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 46
- Big Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Birchfield Camp Falls: 7.7 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
- WWII Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 7.0 mi
- Otway Burns: 12.1 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.1 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Stony Point: 6.1 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 14.1 mi
Museums: 19
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
- McElroy House: 12.0 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 12.0 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 9
- Rock Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 12.1 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 12.1 mi
- Stream: 12.1 mi
- Friends: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 17.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 17.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.0 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.5 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 19.1 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 22.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 17.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 24.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Hampton Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 21.6 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Lost Cove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | SW 221° | 1,674 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Stamp | SW 222° | 1,639 m | 7.3 mi |
| Unaka Mountain | NE 54° | 1,579 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Bald | SW 217° | 1,575 m | 5.4 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | SW 214° | 1,492 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,454 m | 8.1 mi |
| Elk Wallow Knob | SSW 207° | 1,452 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sampson Peak | SSW 196° | 1,442 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 17 mi
- Elizabethton · 20 mi
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