Prettyland Mountain
Prettyland Mountain rises to 1,311 m in North Carolina. Luftee Knob stands 1,894 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shanty Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31636652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,311.46 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 9.8 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 6 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 6 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shanty Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Chiltoes Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Balsam Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Cataloochee Balsam: 2.6 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Pothole Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Enloe Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 7.0 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 7.1 mi
- Dog walking: 7.8 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 11.1 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 11.8 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 5.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 8.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.1 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 13.0 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 13.1 mi
- Masonic Monument: 5.3 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 6.2 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 10.1 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 10.3 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 13.0 mi
- Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 11.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.7 mi
- The Jumpoff: 13.7 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 11.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 12.9 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 13.0 mi
- Shook Museum: 13.9 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 11.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 13.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 8.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.4 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.9 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 21.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 11.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 13.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 13.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 14.5 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 19.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 20.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 21.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 6.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Prettyland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luftee Knob | NW 326° | 1,894 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | NW 316° | 1,883 m | 8.2 mi |
| Marks Knob | NW 310° | 1,878 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,875 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Hardison | NW 313° | 1,875 m | 7.9 mi |
| Thermo Knob | NW 323° | 1,856 m | 7.2 mi |
| Balsam Corner | NNW 335° | 1,842 m | 4.7 mi |
| Big Butt | NNW 343° | 1,838 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808779
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