Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,016 m. Wine Spring Bald stands 1,661 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 20 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 23 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Beech Cove Knob: 1.9 mi
- Otter Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Burningtown Bald: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Bald: 2.7 mi
- Nantahala Cascades: 2.4 mi
- Whiteoak Falls: 2.5 mi
- The Cascades on Nantahala: 2.6 mi
- Jagged Rock Falls: 2.6 mi
- Camp Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Parker Meadows Park: 9.9 mi
- Swain County Park: 10.7 mi
- Graham County Park: 11.6 mi
- Valley River Park: 11.9 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 10.4 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 15.1 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 17.3 mi
- Turbine: 17.4 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 20.1 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 13.1 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 13.1 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.2 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 16.7 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Winding Stairs: 5.0 mi
- The Jump-up: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 21.7 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 23.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.7 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.7 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 23.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 11.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 24.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 3.8 mi
- Big Spring: 13.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.4 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 22.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Nantahala National Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Spring Bald | SSE 157° | 1,661 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wayah Bald | SE 140° | 1,626 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rocky Bald | SSE 167° | 1,623 m | 2.7 mi |
| Copper Ridge Bald | ENE 75° | 1,601 m | 2.8 mi |
| Siler Bald | SSE 164° | 1,589 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tellico Bald | ENE 66° | 1,562 m | 3.0 mi |
| Burningtown Bald | E 85° | 1,553 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rocky Bald | NE 52° | 1,548 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:47 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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