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Smoky Mountain

Smoky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641013, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1212 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.13457, -81.94067

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
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
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
Historic sites: 24
  • 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
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
Artworks: 21
  • 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
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
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
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Smoky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Ridge BaldWSW 253°1,879 m8.2 mi
Calloway PeakESE 102°1,804 m7.4 mi
Hump MountainW 276°1,688 m4.0 mi
Beech MountainNE 44°1,663 m4.8 mi
Little Hump MountainW 262°1,662 m5.0 mi
Big Yellow MountainWSW 251°1,658 m5.1 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechNE 44°1,652 m4.7 mi
Yellow MountainWSW 257°1,637 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440505865686761514235
Precip in4.63.74.94.85.15.15.74.34.63.43.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Banner ELK, 4 mi away.

Sources

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

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