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Cerulean Knob

Cerulean Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cerulean Knob rises to 1,128 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31666140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1128.06 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62873, -83.78519

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Crooked Arm Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 4.3 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Spruce Flats Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions
  • Tuckaleechee Caverns: 2.1 mi
  • River Rat Tubing Outpost: 4.7 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 7.2 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 8.8 mi
  • Tree of Shame: 13.5 mi
Parks
  • Amerine Park: 12.2 mi
  • Maryville College Woods: 12.7 mi
  • Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 12.9 mi
  • John Sevier Park: 13.0 mi
  • City of Maryville Little League: 13.1 mi
Museums: 29
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 23
Picnic sites: 10
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 1.8 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Sam Houston Statue: 13.6 mi
  • Bear: 16.9 mi
  • Fish: 16.9 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 20.6 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cerulean Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainSE 133°1,685.16 m6.1 mi
Rocky TopSE 138°1,657.32 m6.0 mi
Blockhouse MountainSE 142°1,650.92 m6.9 mi
Brier KnobSE 124°1,591.05 m7.2 mi
Devils Race PatchSE 136°1,564.85 m6.7 mi
De Armond BaldSSE 147°1,554.75 m6.8 mi
Mt. SquiresSSE 151°1,540.46 m5.2 mi
Spence FieldSSE 147°1,509.76 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:47
June solstice06:2120:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4216:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 2 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/356897947

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