Eaglenest Mountain
Eaglenest Mountain rises to 1,502 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is North Eaglenest Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
Eaglenest Mountain (also known as Eagles Nest Mountain) is a mountain located 2 miles south of Maggie Valley, North Carolina in Haywood County. It is part of the Plott Balsams, a range of the Appalachian Mountains, and less than a mile south of North Eaglenest Mountain, a higher mountain which used to be called Mount Junaluska and is the highest mountain overlooking Lake Junaluska from the southwest. The closest town that is accessible by road is Hazelwood. Hazelwood was absorbed into the larger incorporated Town of Waynesville in 1995. In 1900, S. C. Satterthwaite of Waynesville, North Carolina, which was 5 miles away, built the Eagle Nest Hotel at an elevation of 5050 feet. The location was a mountain range he called The Junaluskas, on what is now called North Eaglenest Mountain. The hotel was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin on April 22, 1918.
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Wikidata Q5325338, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,502 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 7.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rabb Knob Overlook · 4 mi
- View Waynesville · 4 mi
- Woodfin Valley Overlook (MP 446.0) · 4 mi
- Balsam Gap Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plott Hound Falls: 4.2 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 4.2 mi
- Alyssa Falls: 4.3 mi
- Woodfin Cascades: 4.6 mi
- North Eaglenest Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Henry Knob: 2.3 mi
- Fowler Balsam Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Killian Knob: 2.5 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 2.4 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 3.2 mi
- Waynesville Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
- Waynesville Skate Park: 3.6 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 4.0 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 4.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 5.5 mi
- Masonic Monument: 7.7 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 15.5 mi
- Bald Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Catamount Gap: 14.7 mi
- Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 2.3 mi
- Shook Museum: 7.4 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 14.7 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 15.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 3.2 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 5.0 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 7.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.8 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 14.0 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 17.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 4.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 13.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 13.2 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.4 mi
- Berm Park: 13.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 23.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 15.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 17.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 18.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 19.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 9.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.3 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 4.7 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 17.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.8 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Eaglenest Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | WSW 247° | 1,904 m | 5.8 mi |
| Browning Knob | WSW 245° | 1,888 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | WSW 239° | 1,873 m | 4.4 mi |
| Plott Balsam | WSW 246° | 1,856 m | 2.8 mi |
| Yellow Face | WSW 243° | 1,833 m | 6.8 mi |
| Oldfield Top | WSW 241° | 1,770 m | 3.5 mi |
| Steestachee Bald | S 181° | 1,736 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lickstone Bald | SE 140° | 1,731 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801549
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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