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Kuwohi

Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
Kuwohi, a peak in North CarolinaBrian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. · Public domain
Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
Ed Uebel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
Ed Uebel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
Ed Uebel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kuwohi, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0

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Kuwohi rises to 2,025 m in North Carolina. Mount le Conte - High Top stands 2,010 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Love, a peak 0.4 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

Kuwohi (Cherokee: ᎫᏬᎯ), also known as Clingmans Dome (its former official name), is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the Southeastern United States. At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2,192-mile (3,528 km) Appalachian Trail. It is also the third highest point in eastern mainland North America, after Mount Mitchell (6,684 feet or 2,037 meters) and Mount Craig (6,647 feet or 2,026 meters).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q685166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2024.79 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.56286, -83.49838

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Rock Slab Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Little River Upper Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Talking Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Yanu Branch Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • War Branch Cascade: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 9.1 mi
  • Rail Runner: 10.1 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 10.1 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 10.1 mi
Parks: 40
  • David Monteith Park: 9.3 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 9.3 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 9.6 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 9.6 mi
  • Bryson City Island Park: 9.6 mi
Museums: 23
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 11
Artworks: 10
Gardens: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Kuwohi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount le Conte - High TopNNE 29°2,009.55 m7.2 mi
Mt. BuckleyW 264°2,004.12 m0.4 mi
Mount Le ConteNNE 29°2,004 m7.2 mi
Cliff TopNNE 26°1,996.55 m7.0 mi
Myrtle PointNNE 31°1,991.56 m7.3 mi
Mount LoveNE 46°1,955.79 m0.4 mi
West PointNNE 22°1,937.31 m6.8 mi
Mount KephartNE 52°1,895.27 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1219:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:53
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:4016:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485662666460504135
Precip in6.86.06.66.06.26.17.35.15.45.45.97.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newfound GAP, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357811254

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