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Mount Stand Watie

Mount Stand Watie, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Stand Watie rises to 1,205 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Clark, a peak 1.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1204.62 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.53376, -83.33373

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Little Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Mingo Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Cliff Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Hitchin Post Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Chasteen Creek Cascade: 3.9 mi
Attractions
Parks: 56
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 3.2 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 3.6 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
  • Oconaluftee Park: 3.8 mi
  • Norman Maney Recreation Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 7.8 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Mount Stand Watie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiWNW 282°2,024.79 m9.5 mi
Mount LoveWNW 284°1,955.79 m9.3 mi
Mount KephartNNW 335°1,895.27 m7.4 mi
Mount CollinsWNW 295°1,888.71 m8.6 mi
Mount AmblerNNW 332°1,865.34 m7.1 mi
Anakeesta KnobNNW 327°1,826.86 m8.3 mi
Cataloochee BalsamENE 70°1,819 m9.4 mi
Balsam MountainENE 69°1,811.24 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556370737266564639
Precip in4.75.05.84.94.75.15.24.24.03.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357798725

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