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Mt. Squires

Mt. Squires, seen from above at true elevation

Mt. Squires rises to 1,540 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spence Field, a peak 0.5 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1540.46 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.56283, -83.74120

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 3.9 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lynn Camp Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Spruce Flats Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 6.4 mi
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 6.8 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 8.2 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 9.7 mi
  • Tree of Shame: 12.0 mi
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 13.7 mi
Parks
  • Mynatt Park: 15.9 mi
  • Swain County Park: 16.4 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 17.2 mi
  • Amerine Park: 17.2 mi
  • Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 17.6 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 10
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 3.4 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Bear: 17.0 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 18.5 mi
  • Fish: 18.7 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 16.8 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Mt. Squires. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainENE 78°1,685.16 m2.0 mi
Rocky TopE 87°1,657.32 m1.5 mi
Blockhouse MountainESE 118°1,650.92 m1.9 mi
Cold Spring KnobE 81°1,595.73 m7.6 mi
Brier KnobE 81°1,591.05 m3.5 mi
Devils Race PatchE 98°1,564.85 m2.2 mi
De Armond BaldSE 134°1,554.75 m1.7 mi
Mount DavisE 85°1,533.71 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:47
June solstice06:2120:1720:54
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:4116:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 3 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/356777308

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