Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head
Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head is a rest area in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,621 m. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the north-northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooper Bald, a peak 0.4 miles away. Cherohala Skyway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hooper Point Overlook · 1 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 1 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 1 mi
- Haw Knob · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hooper Bald: 0.4 mi
- Big Junction: 1.2 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Top: 1.3 mi
- Haw Knob: 1.5 mi
- Blue Boar Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hooper Falls: 1.2 mi
- Mitchell Lick Falls: 1.3 mi
- Lower Cold Branch Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 3.0 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 0.7 mi
- Swan Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 5.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 5.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.1 mi
- All Nations Cross: 18.4 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 18.9 mi
- Garden Tomb: 18.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.6 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Winding Stairs: 19.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Trees Plaque: 15.3 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 15.5 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 10.9 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 11.0 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 17.2 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 22.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 24.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 18.6 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 18.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 18.6 mi
- Calderwood: 13.5 mi
- Proctor: 19.4 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | NNE 19° | 1,696 m | 1.3 mi |
| Haw Knob | WNW 284° | 1,662 m | 1.5 mi |
| Hooper Bald | ENE 73° | 1,650 m | 0.4 mi |
| Big Junction | W 261° | 1,638 m | 1.2 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | NNE 16° | 1,636 m | 1.8 mi |
| Laurel Top | WSW 248° | 1,615 m | 1.3 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | WNW 290° | 1,562 m | 2.1 mi |
| Grassy Top | WSW 241° | 1,514 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/461179234
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