Matt Mountain
Matt Mountain rises to 835 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31632550, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834.8 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 13 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Butte: 1.3 mi
- Bee Cove Knob: 2.4 mi
- Round Mountain Knob: 2.4 mi
- Little Shuckstack: 2.7 mi
- High Top: 2.9 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 6.9 mi
- Yellow Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 9.3 mi
- Graham County Park: 11.1 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Swain County Park: 12.9 mi
- Swan Cabin: 15.2 mi
- David Monteith Park: 16.0 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 11.8 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 12.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 13.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 15.3 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 9.9 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 10.0 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 18.1 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 18.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 11.1 mi
- Winding Stairs: 13.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 19.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Proctor: 2.3 mi
- Judson: 12.2 mi
- Calderwood: 12.8 mi
- Elkmont: 16.9 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
- Bear: 22.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Matt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,685 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rocky Top | NNE 22° | 1,657 m | 7.7 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,651 m | 6.8 mi |
| Brier Knob | NNE 33° | 1,591 m | 8.9 mi |
| Welch Bald | ENE 76° | 1,578 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Rocks | ENE 72° | 1,578 m | 8.5 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NNE 28° | 1,565 m | 7.6 mi |
| De Armond Bald | NNE 24° | 1,555 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 7 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 1021368 — Matt Mountain, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808174
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