Wayah Bald
Wayah Bald is a high-altitude treeless open area in Nantahala National Forest, near Franklin, North Carolina. The Wayah Bald Observation Tower is located at the area's highest point; the stone observation tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 for fire detection.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wayah Bald
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,331 feet
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: landform and mountain
- Location: Cartoogechaye Township, Macon, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.18054° or 35° 10′ 50″ northLongitude
-83.56092° or 83° 33′ 39″ westElevation
5,331 feet (1,625 metres)Open location code
867R5CJQ+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 357804006OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ladin—“Wayah Bald” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Wayah Bald”
- Cebuano: “Wayah Bald”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واياه بالد”
- Ladin: “Wayah Bald”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wayah Bald Fire Tower and Buck Mountain.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wayah Bald”. Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0.