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Camel Hump Knob

Camel Hump Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Camel Hump Knob rises to 1,585 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the west-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Camel Hump Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31665312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1585.36 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.72570, -83.21729

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 2.4 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 2.6 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Attractions
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 7.5 mi
  • Arch Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 13.8 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 14.3 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 15.4 mi
Parks: 56
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Bear: 16.1 mi
  • Selu Statue: 18.4 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.3 mi
  • Fish: 19.5 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Vista Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 17.9 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Camel Hump Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotWSW 238°2,019.13 m2.7 mi
Mount ChapmanSW 228°1,960.2 m4.0 mi
Old BlackWSW 251°1,938.61 m2.3 mi
Luftee KnobS 177°1,894.26 m2.3 mi
Mount YonaguskaSW 219°1,883.44 m2.8 mi
Marks KnobSSW 209°1,878.29 m3.6 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainSSE 148°1,875.19 m4.4 mi
Mount HardisonSW 215°1,874.57 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357811194

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