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Raven Den

Raven Den, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Den rises to 1,309 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Chestnut Bald, a peak 2.6 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31637192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1309.46 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52810, -83.65251

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hazel Creek Cascades: 4.1 mi
  • Indian Flats Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Yanu Branch Cascade: 5.0 mi
  • Jonas Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Bear Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 8.4 mi
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 11.3 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 11.5 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 11.7 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 13.1 mi
Parks: 52
  • Swain County Park: 11.7 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 11.7 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 13.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 13.4 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 13.5 mi
Museums: 21
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 10
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 15.5 mi
  • Fish: 18.8 mi
  • Selu Statue: 20.0 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 23.8 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Wine Spring: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiENE 74°2,024.79 m9.0 mi
Mt. BuckleyENE 74°2,004.12 m8.6 mi
Andrews BaldE 85°1,801.11 m8.9 mi
Silers BaldENE 62°1,706.06 m5.5 mi
Jenkins KnobENE 67°1,697.78 m6.6 mi
Thunderhead MountainNW 313°1,685.16 m4.1 mi
Rocky TopNW 306°1,657.32 m4.3 mi
Blockhouse MountainWNW 295°1,650.92 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
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, 9 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/357808843

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