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Beauty Spot

Beauty Spot, seen from above at true elevation

Beauty Spot rises to 1,347 m in North Carolina. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the east-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Max Morrell Memorial Tree, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31661852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,347 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.11702, -82.33244

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 45
  • Martin Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 18
Artworks: 9
  • Rock Bridge: 14.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.0 mi
  • Stream: 14.0 mi
  • Friends: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 5
  • ETSU Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 20.2 mi
  • Terrace garden: 20.3 mi
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 20.3 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 17.2 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.8 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 13.9 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 18.4 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.9 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 17.2 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Beauty Spot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Unaka MountainENE1,579 m2.3 mi
Little BaldSW1,575 m10.4 mi
Yellow SpotESE1,554 m9.5 mi
Fork MountainESE1,521 m9.6 mi
Little Rock KnobENE1,499 m10.5 mi
FlattopSW1,432 m6.4 mi
Little Bald KnobENE1,359 m5.0 mi
Elkwallow KnobE1,314 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773580

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