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Hyatt Bald

Hyatt Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Hyatt Bald rises to 1,564 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ledge Bald, a peak 1.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1563.99 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.63260, -83.23321

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Enloe Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Big Rock Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Pothole Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Bluet Falls: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.9 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 10.3 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 10.3 mi
  • Arch Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 11.9 mi
Parks: 60
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 10.9 mi
  • Maggie Valley Playground: 11.2 mi
  • Elevated Creek Park: 11.3 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 11.3 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 11.4 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 13
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Bamboo Forest: 11.6 mi
  • Vista Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Hyatt Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotNNW 345°2,019.13 m5.2 mi
Mount ChapmanNNW 330°1,960.2 m4.3 mi
Old BlackNNW 348°1,938.61 m5.8 mi
Luftee KnobNNE 14°1,894.26 m4.3 mi
Mount YonaguskaNNW 349°1,883.44 m4.3 mi
Marks KnobNNW 345°1,878.29 m3.4 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainNE 50°1,875.19 m4.2 mi
Mount HardisonNNW 347°1,874.57 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 8 mi away.

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 987298 — Hyatt Bald, Swain County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357775487

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