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Blockhouse Mountain

Blockhouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blockhouse Mountain rises to 1,651 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is De Armond Bald, a peak 0.6 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1650.92 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.54983, -83.71066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Indian Flats Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lynn Camp Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • Spruce Flats Falls: 6.1 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 6.3 mi
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 8.3 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 9.2 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 10.2 mi
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 11.8 mi
  • Tree of Shame: 13.1 mi
Parks
  • Swain County Park: 14.6 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 15.2 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 15.2 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 17.0 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 17.0 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 13
Picnic sites: 10
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 5.1 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 16.3 mi
  • Fish: 18.6 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 20.4 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.4 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 16.0 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Blockhouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainN 11°1,685.16 m1.3 mi
Rocky TopN 350°1,657.32 m1.0 mi
Cold Spring KnobENE 70°1,595.73 m6.1 mi
Brier KnobNE 51°1,591.05 m2.2 mi
High RocksSE 124°1,577.95 m6.1 mi
Welch BaldSE 133°1,577.95 m6.3 mi
Devils Race PatchNE 36°1,564.85 m0.7 mi
De Armond BaldWSW 242°1,554.75 m0.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:4116:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 5 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357796122

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