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North Eaglenest Mountain

North Eaglenest Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

North Eaglenest Mountain rises to 1,536 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eaglenest Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q7055171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,536 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.50066, -83.04153

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Plott Hound Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Campbell Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Alyssa Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Woodfin Cascades: 4.8 mi
Peaks
  • Eaglenest Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Little Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Henry Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Killian Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Fowler Balsam Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Hazelwood Recreation Park: 2.4 mi
  • Elevated Creek Park: 3.0 mi
  • Maggie Valley Playground: 3.2 mi
  • Waynesville Recreation Park: 3.4 mi
  • Waynesville Skate Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Ghost Town Village: 3.9 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 4.6 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 5.7 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 7.7 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 12
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Historical Downtown: 3.1 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 4.8 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 7.2 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 11.1 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.4 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 9
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 4.4 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.1 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of North Eaglenest Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waterrock KnobWSW1,904 m6.0 mi
Browning KnobWSW1,888 m5.7 mi
Mount Lyn LowryWSW1,873 m4.6 mi
Plott BalsamWSW1,856 m3.0 mi
Yellow FaceWSW1,833 m7.0 mi
Oldfield TopWSW1,770 m3.7 mi
Steestachee BaldS1,736 m5.9 mi
Lickstone BaldSE1,731 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1820:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1013987 — North Eaglenest Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357802923

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