Welch Bald
Welch Bald rises to 1,578 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rocks, a peak 0.9 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31643628, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,577.95 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 13 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rocks: 0.9 mi
- Bee Knob: 1.2 mi
- Bearwallow Bald: 1.7 mi
- Hawk Knob: 2.4 mi
- Mount Glory: 2.5 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 5.6 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 14.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 14.6 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 14.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.0 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 4.7 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Swain County Park: 8.6 mi
- David Monteith Park: 9.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 11.0 mi
- MacNeill Park: 11.0 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 11.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 11.2 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.8 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Winding Stairs: 14.5 mi
- Alum Cave: 14.7 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 13.4 mi
- Fort Harry: 13.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 15.4 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 10.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 11.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Bear: 17.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 18.3 mi
- Fish: 21.2 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 24.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.2 mi
- Proctor: 5.6 mi
- Judson: 6.9 mi
- Elkmont: 11.8 mi
- Calderwood: 20.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 17.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 12.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.2 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Welch Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NE 55° | 2,025 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NE 53° | 2,004 m | 8.6 mi |
| Andrews Bald | ENE 65° | 1,801 m | 8.4 mi |
| Silers Bald | NE 34° | 1,706 m | 6.5 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NE 42° | 1,698 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | NW 322° | 1,685 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rocky Top | NW 318° | 1,657 m | 7.1 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NW 313° | 1,651 m | 6.3 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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 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/357788775
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