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Nettle Creek Bald

Nettle Creek Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Nettle Creek Bald rises to 1,568 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Flyup, a peak 0.7 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31633746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1567.63 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56795, -83.38248

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Cliff Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Hitchin Post Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Sweat Heifer Cascades: 3.5 mi
  • Taywa Creek Cascade: 3.8 mi
  • Chasteen Creek Cascade: 4.3 mi
Attractions
Parks: 49
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 6.6 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 6.9 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 6.9 mi
  • Oconaluftee Park: 7.0 mi
  • Norman Maney Recreation Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 11
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Nettle Creek Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiW 267°2,024.79 m6.5 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopNNW 333°2,009.55 m6.7 mi
Mt. BuckleyW 267°2,004.12 m7.0 mi
Mount Le ConteNNW 333°2,004 m6.7 mi
Cliff TopNNW 330°1,996.55 m6.9 mi
Myrtle PointNNW 335°1,991.56 m6.5 mi
Mount LoveW 269°1,955.79 m6.2 mi
West PointNNW 326°1,937.31 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 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

OpenStreetMap element node/357808403

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