Cherokee Lake Picnic Area
Cherokee Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Signal Pole Hill stands 1,056 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shuler Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Overlook · 18 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 19 mi
- Haw Knob · 19 mi
- Whig Cove · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shuler Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stiles Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hibbert Mountain: 2.2 mi
- John Ish High Top: 2.3 mi
- Parker Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Fort Butler Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- Payne Street Boat Ramp: 7.3 mi
- Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp: 7.3 mi
- Konaheeta Park: 8.0 mi
- Poteete Creek Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 14.8 mi
- Tellico Falls: 14.9 mi
- Sassafras Falls: 17.2 mi
- All Nations Cross: 6.1 mi
- Ten Commandments: 6.2 mi
- Fields of the Wood: 6.2 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 6.2 mi
- Garden Tomb: 6.3 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.1 mi
- Sheep Nose: 18.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 7.1 mi
- Trees Plaque: 7.3 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 24.9 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 17.5 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 22.1 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 24.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 11.8 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 11.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 11.8 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 17.0 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 18.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
- Poop Island: 16.7 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.9 mi
- Due: 20.6 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Cherokee Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Pole Hill | W 261° | 1,056 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pack Mountain | W 261° | 1,049 m | 7.0 mi |
| Angelico Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,027 m | 7.2 mi |
| Payne Mountain | WSW 253° | 998 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | NNE 23° | 932 m | 7.9 mi |
| Harris Top | WSW 258° | 914 m | 3.8 mi |
| Harris Top | W 267° | 852 m | 7.3 mi |
| Vance Mountain | SW 220° | 822 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 4ese, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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