Raven Den
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
- 8.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 14 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Chestnut Bald: 2.6 mi
- High Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Big Chestnut Bald: 2.7 mi
- Hawk Knob: 2.8 mi
- Peak 4820: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 11.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 13.4 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 13.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.1 mi
- The Jump-up: 13.1 mi
- Emert Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Alum Cave: 13.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Fort Harry: 12.6 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 16.8 mi
- 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
- Bear: 15.5 mi
- Fish: 18.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.0 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.9 mi
- Proctor: 5.6 mi
- Elkmont: 9.6 mi
- Judson: 9.9 mi
- Calderwood: 18.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.9 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 19.1 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | ENE 74° | 2,024.79 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | ENE 74° | 2,004.12 m | 8.6 mi |
| Andrews Bald | E 85° | 1,801.11 m | 8.9 mi |
| Silers Bald | ENE 62° | 1,706.06 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | ENE 67° | 1,697.78 m | 6.6 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | NW 313° | 1,685.16 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rocky Top | NW 306° | 1,657.32 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,650.92 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808843
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