Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:10 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:34 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 69°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 20°F58 in of rain a year, on about 121 dayswettest month July67 in of snow a year, on about 38 days0 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beech Mtn station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksTester Mountainpeak · under a mileRosasco Lake Upperlake · under a mileRich Mountainpeak · 4.4 miDutch Creek Fallswaterfall · 1.5 miDifferent Drum Lakelake · 1.6 miAppalachian State Universitycollege · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsValle Crucis Scenic Overlookstate historic site · under a mile · 64 acresBear Paw State Natural Areastate park · 3.6 mi · 384 acresBeech Creek State Natural Areastate park · 4.5 mi · 311 acresWatauga County Open Spacepark · 5.8 mi · 254 acresBuckeye Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.1 mi · 54 acresElk Knob Game Landstate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 716 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202043 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWatauga County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025291 of 357 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 31, worst day 102main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Mitchell County, NC, 26 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Booneserves 19,811 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,667 ft813 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWatauga Medical Center7.1 miPost officeValle Crucis Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSeven Devils Town Hall4.5 miPoliceSeven Devils Police Department3.9 miFire stationShawneehaw Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolValle Crucis Schoolright hereCollegeAppalachian State University5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI40 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT83 miInterstateI-2631 miUS highwayUS 4212.4 miAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS74 miCoachBooneSunway Charters6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28691 ZIP area.
