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Silers Bald

Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Silers Bald, a peak in North CarolinaBrian Stansberry · CC BY 2.5
Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 2.5
Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Silers Bald, a peak in North Carolina
Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0

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Silers Bald rises to 1,706 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jenkins Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

About

The story

Silers Bald is a mountain in the western Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its proximity to Kuwohi and its location along the Appalachian Trail make it a popular hiking destination.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7514791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1706.06 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.56589, -83.56541

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hazel Creek Cascades: 1.7 mi
  • Yanu Branch Cascade: 2.2 mi
  • War Branch Cascade: 3.1 mi
  • Jonas Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Fish Camp Cascades: 3.4 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Flat Branch boat launch: 8.8 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 9.4 mi
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 9.4 mi
  • Otter: 9.5 mi
Parks: 41
  • Mynatt Park: 9.8 mi
  • David Monteith Park: 10.5 mi
  • Swain County Recreation Park: 11.3 mi
  • MacNeill Park: 11.5 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 11.6 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 12
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Bear: 11.0 mi
  • Fish: 15.4 mi
  • Selu Statue: 16.1 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 20.8 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Silers Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiE 93°2,024.79 m3.8 mi
Mt. BuckleyE 94°2,004.12 m3.3 mi
Mount LoveE 89°1,955.79 m4.1 mi
Mount CollinsENE 75°1,888.71 m5.4 mi
Andrews BaldESE 115°1,801.11 m4.4 mi
Balsam PointNE 41°1,773.94 m8.0 mi
Mount MingusENE 59°1,763.88 m7.0 mi
Jenkins KnobE 92°1,697.78 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4116:4617:26

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, 8 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/356773540

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