Peak · North Carolina
Smoky Mountain
Smoky Mountain rises to 1,212 m in North Carolina. Grassy Ridge Bald stands 1,879 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point Cliff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31641013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,212 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.13457, -81.94067
- 2.1 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 5.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 7 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Little Bald Overlook · 7 mi
- Watauga View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Double Knobs: 2.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Belview Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cliff Hill: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Jones Falls: 5.3 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 5.5 mi
- She Falls Falls: 6.3 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 6.4 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Avery Square: 3.3 mi
- Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
- Tufts Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Avery County Recreation Complex: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.4 mi
- Stack Rock: 7.4 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.7 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.5 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 8.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 14.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
- High Point Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 6.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 6.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- The Gardener: 14.6 mi
- Jessie: 14.6 mi
- The Rock: 15.2 mi
- Hellbenders: 15.4 mi
- Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 15.4 mi
Museums: 15
- Avery County Musuem: 3.4 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 6.6 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.9 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Woods Walk: 6.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.2 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 10.3 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 8
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 15.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.5 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 15.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Shanty Springs: 7.1 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hampton Spring: 16.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Smoky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Ridge Bald | WSW 253° | 1,879 m | 8.2 mi |
| Calloway Peak | ESE 102° | 1,804 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hump Mountain | W 276° | 1,688 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | WSW 236° | 1,674 m | 8.6 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NE 44° | 1,663 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,658 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | NE 44° | 1,652 m | 4.7 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,637 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Banner ELK, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022676 — Smoky Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809274
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 22 mi
- Johnson City · 26 mi
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