Bee Knob
Bee Knob rises to 1,327 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rocks, a peak 1.2 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31616274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1327.2 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 13 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 13 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 13 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Welch Bald: 1.2 mi
- Bearwallow Bald: 1.4 mi
- Hawk Knob: 2.1 mi
- Mount Glory: 2.2 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 4.3 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 4.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 15.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 15.2 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 15.2 mi
- Swain County Park: 8.0 mi
- David Monteith Park: 8.0 mi
- Riverfront Park: 9.8 mi
- MacNeill Park: 9.8 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 9.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 9.9 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 10.0 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 15.6 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.9 mi
- The Jump-up: 10.3 mi
- Alum Cave: 14.0 mi
- Winding Stairs: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Fort Harry: 13.0 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 13.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 9.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 12.4 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Bear: 17.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 17.1 mi
- Fish: 21.1 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 22.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 16.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 24.6 mi
- Judson: 6.1 mi
- Proctor: 6.7 mi
- Elkmont: 11.7 mi
- Calderwood: 21.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.8 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 20.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Bee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NE 49° | 2,024.79 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NE 47° | 2,004.12 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Love | NE 49° | 1,955.79 m | 8.5 mi |
| Andrews Bald | ENE 60° | 1,801.11 m | 7.4 mi |
| Silers Bald | NNE 23° | 1,706.06 m | 6.0 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NNE 33° | 1,697.78 m | 6.6 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | NW 316° | 1,685.16 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rocky Top | NW 312° | 1,657.32 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806445
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