Kelly Bennet Peak
Kelly Bennet Peak rises to 1,338 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Coburn Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31629587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1338.15 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 8 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 8 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 8 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coburn Knob: 1.3 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Buzzardroost Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sharp Top: 1.9 mi
- Jerry Bald: 2.8 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 2.9 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
- Rock Slab Falls: 4.2 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 5.3 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 9.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 10.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 14.6 mi
- David Monteith Park: 4.1 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 4.2 mi
- MacNeill Park: 4.4 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 4.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 4.6 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.2 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.1 mi
- Fort Harry: 10.4 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Alum Cave: 10.6 mi
- The Jumpoff: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 13.5 mi
- The Jump-up: 13.7 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 15.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 9.9 mi
- Bear: 15.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 9.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 10.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 17.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 19.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Kelly Bennet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NNW 348° | 2,024.79 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NNW 343° | 2,004.12 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Love | N 352° | 1,955.79 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Collins | N 3° | 1,888.71 m | 6.8 mi |
| Andrews Bald | NNW 346° | 1,801.11 m | 3.6 mi |
| Silers Bald | NW 318° | 1,706.06 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NW 325° | 1,697.78 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sugarland Mountain | N 0° | 1,673.66 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807883
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