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Pecks Corner

Pecks Corner, a peak in North Carolina
Pecks Corner, a peak in North CarolinaThis image was created by user Jason Hollinger (jason) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pecks Corner, a peak in North Carolina
This image was created by user Jason Hollinger (jason) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pecks Corner, a peak in North Carolina
This image was created by user Jason Hollinger (jason) at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. You can contact this user here . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pecks Corner rises to 1,712 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rocks, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31634779, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1712 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.65469, -83.30997

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Ramsey Cascades: 3.8 mi
  • Taywa Creek Cascade: 3.8 mi
  • Enloe Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Batsaw Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Hellbender: 11.5 mi
  • Birdventure: 11.5 mi
  • Rail Runner: 11.6 mi
  • Ripley's Super Fun Zone: 12.0 mi
Parks: 57
  • Mills Park: 9.6 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 11.4 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 11.8 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 11.9 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 12.0 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 12
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 6
  • Vista Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 12.1 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Pecks Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotNE 40°2,019.13 m4.6 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopW 270°2,009.55 m7.1 mi
Mount Le ConteW 270°2,004 m7.1 mi
Cliff TopW 270°1,996.55 m7.5 mi
Myrtle PointW 269°1,991.56 m6.8 mi
Mount ChapmanNE 45°1,960.2 m3.1 mi
Old BlackNE 36°1,938.61 m5.2 mi
West PointW 270°1,937.31 m8.0 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 solstice07:4016:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 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/356773799

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