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Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head

Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.30416, -84.00112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls: 49
  • 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
Parks: 31
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry KnobNNE 19°1,696 m1.3 mi
Haw KnobWNW 284°1,662 m1.5 mi
Hooper BaldENE 73°1,650 m0.4 mi
Big JunctionW 261°1,638 m1.2 mi
Little Huckleberry KnobNNE 16°1,636 m1.8 mi
Laurel TopWSW 248°1,615 m1.3 mi
Little Haw KnobWNW 290°1,562 m2.1 mi
Grassy TopWSW 241°1,514 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:48
June solstice06:2220:1720:55
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4216:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576471747368584841
Precip in5.44.85.44.74.95.55.04.13.62.94.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/461179234

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