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Black Camp Branch
Part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Streams

Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Bends
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County

Swain County, North Carolina
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
35.5364895°, -83.1823682°
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Elevation

3442 ft. (1049 m.)

Topographic Map

US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Black Camp Branch is covered by the Bunches Bald, NC US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

John Henry Camp Creek 0.2 mi
Pleasant Branch 0.4 mi
Madcap Branch 0.7 mi
Mashie Stomp Creek 1.0 mi
Flat Creek 1.0 mi

Nearby Cities

Maggie Valley, NC 5 mi
Cherokee, NC 9 mi
Hazelwood, NC 11 mi
Waynesville, NC 11 mi
Sylva, NC 12 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Black Camp Gap Land 0.6 mi
Masonic Monument Man-made 0.6 mi
Horsetrough Ridge Overlook Man-made 0.7 mi
Horsetrough Ridge Land 1.0 mi
Flat Creek Falls Water 1.1 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is OCONALUF which is approximately 7 miles away and has an elevation of 2,040 feet (1,402 feet lower than Black Camp Branch). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 5.97" 47.9° 21.3°
February 4.94" 52.6° 23.6°
March 6.13" 60.8° 29.9°
April 4.57" 69.0° 36.6°
May 5.48" 76.3° 45.6°
June 4.71" 82.4° 53.5°
July 4.79" 85.5° 57.8°
August 4.34" 84.7° 56.6°
September 4.07" 80.1° 50.3°
October 3.42" 71.1° 37.7°
November 4.75" 60.8° 29.9°
December 5.21" 51.3° 23.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 57% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 57% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are higher than 93% of other locations on record.