Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain rises to 1,721 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shanty Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31641460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1721.21 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 7 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 7 mi
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shanty Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Chiltoes Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Prettyland Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Balsam Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cataloochee Balsam: 2.2 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pothole Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Enloe Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Enloe Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 8.0 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 8.1 mi
- Dog walking: 9.3 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 11.6 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 12.1 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 6.7 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 7.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 8.4 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 12.3 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 12.4 mi
- Masonic Monument: 5.4 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 7.2 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 10.6 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 11.0 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 12.2 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 8.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 10.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 12.0 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 12.1 mi
- Shook Museum: 15.4 mi
- Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 10.4 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.2 mi
- Cat Stairs: 12.9 mi
- Selu Statue: 12.4 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 12.7 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 13.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.9 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 8.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 15.9 mi
- Burnett Spring: 22.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 12.3 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 15.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 14.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 20.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 23.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 8.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | NW 323° | 2,019.13 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Chapman | NW 313° | 1,960.2 m | 7.4 mi |
| Luftee Knob | NNW 337° | 1,894.26 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | NW 323° | 1,883.44 m | 7.0 mi |
| Marks Knob | NW 317° | 1,878.29 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | N 358° | 1,875.19 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Hardison | NW 321° | 1,874.57 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tricorner Knob | NW 321° | 1,873.11 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 5 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1027464 — Spruce Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357811145
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