Junaluska Memorial
Junaluska Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 645 m. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Junaluska Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1910
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- HERE LIE THE BODIES OF THE CHEROKEE CHIEF, JUNALUSKA, AND NICIE HIS WIFE. TOGETHER WITH HIS WARRIORS HE SAVED THE LIFE OF GENERAL JACKSON, AT THE BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND, AND FOR HIS BRAVERY AND FAITHFULNESS, NORTH CAROLINA MAKE HIM A CITIZEN...
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 7 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 12 mi
- Haw Knob · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cooper Knob: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Knob: 2.4 mi
- Dobson Hill: 3.6 mi
- Teyahalee Bald: 4.4 mi
- Burgan Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Verlie Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bartram Falls: 7.2 mi
- Handpole Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Notch: 7.6 mi
- Graham County Park: 1.6 mi
- Valley River Park: 7.9 mi
- Ferebee Park: 8.4 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Swan Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 7.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.9 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 16.7 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 19.1 mi
- Turbine: 20.8 mi
- Winding Stairs: 8.6 mi
- The Jump-up: 9.6 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 0.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 0.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 21.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Trees Plaque: 20.8 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 21.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 23.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.7 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 23.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Proctor: 11.6 mi
- Judson: 15.3 mi
- Calderwood: 15.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 10.9 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 13.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Junaluska Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | W 271° | 1,696 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hooper Bald | W 265° | 1,650 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | W 274° | 1,636 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cheoah Bald | E 87° | 1,537 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Bald | E 91° | 1,466 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bee Knobs | WSW 256° | 1,442 m | 9.0 mi |
| Swim Bald | E 82° | 1,436 m | 8.7 mi |
| Teyahalee Bald | S 170° | 1,435 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6744966391
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