Wildcat Lake, Avery County, North Carolina

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    Beautiful Wildcat Lake has much to offer visitors. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun things at Wildcat Lake. Mountain Glen Golf Club is a golf course close to Wildcat Lake, and the Laurel Fork Trail is a delightful hiking trail nearby. Lakes are good; Mill Pond is a lake that's near Wildcat Lake; a perfect nearby hotel is Inn at Elk River. I can't stop, cause I'm havin' a perfect time here at Wildcat Lake. Don't forget to take a fine little  
   journey to Hanging Rock Creek.
High temperatures at Wildcat Lake during the warm days of summer are in the 70's with night lows in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Wildcat Lake are in the 10's. There's so much to do here at Wildcat Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Flintlock Campground is a magnificent location for that, and since you're here you will meet lots of folks from close
 
               by Boone. This lake is so wonderful. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Sugar Mountain if you're here, and don't leave Wildcat Lake without first checking out Pinnacle of the Sugar.
After a long day outdoors Beech Mountain Slopeside is a delightful place to spend a night or two, and on a great day you can take a hike along the Yancey Ridge Trail. Skiing at Hawksnest is one of those things you just have to do, and Sugar Gap is also a great location to discover. Lots of precipitation falls at Wildcat Lake; all through the month of May you get the most rain around here; December on the other hand is the driest.
This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Wildcat Lake has to offer, you can camp at Grandfather Campground and Cabins, and in case you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Elk River. If the weather is beautiful, you obtain a great panorama of Bald Mountain from Wildcat Lake, and if the weather is good, you can go for a hike along the Daniel Boone Scout Trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Wildcat Lake, Avery County, North Carolina
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Local climate location: BANNER ELK 25 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.14889
Longitude: -81.8825

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These outdoors activities are available near Wildcat Lake.
 Hotels Near Wildcat Lake:
Inn at Elk River, Banner Elk, 1 miles away
Beech Mountain Slopeside, Banner Elk, 1 miles away
Best Western Mountain Lodge At Banner Elk, Banner Elk, 2 miles away
Travelers Hotel Properties, Banner Elk, 2 miles away
Ivy's Suite Options, Banner Elk, 2 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Wildcat Lake:
Grandfather Campground and Cabins, Banner Elk, 3 miles away
Flintlock Campground, Boone, 7 miles away
Jim and Jennie's Music Barn and Campground, Crossnore, 8 miles away
Vanderpool Campgrounds, Vilas, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Wildcat Lake:
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 3 miles away
      1200 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina, 4 miles away
      619 vertical feet
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 7 miles away
      365 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Wildcat Lake:
Elk River, Avery CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class IV-V - 8.4 miles long (Route 1326 to Route 1305)
Elk River, Avery (NC)/Carter (TN) CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V(V+) - 4.8 miles long (Route 130 to bridge above Sone Mtn Church Tennessee)
Lost Cove Creek, Avery CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Main)
 National Parks Near Wildcat Lake:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 56 miles away
 Trails Near Wildcat Lake:
Daniel Boone Scout Trail, Caldwell County, 6 miles away
Yancey Ridge Trail, Avery County, 10 miles away
Laurel Fork Trail, Carter County, 14 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Wildcat Lake:
Mountain Glen Golf Club, Newland, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Wildcat Lake:
Mill Pond, Avery CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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