Cherry Knob
Cherry Knob rises to 1,311 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north-northeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodward Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1311 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 14 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 18 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodward Knob: 1.0 mi
- De Armond Bald: 1.1 mi
- Blockhouse Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Devils Race Patch: 2.2 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.2 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 6.4 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lynn Camp Falls: 6.8 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 7.4 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 7.5 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 9.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 10.5 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 11.5 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 11.6 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.0 mi
- Swain County Park: 13.9 mi
- David Monteith Park: 15.1 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Graham County Park: 16.3 mi
- Mynatt Park: 16.5 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 10.3 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.2 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 15.3 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 16.8 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.4 mi
- The Jump-up: 14.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 14.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Fort Harry: 15.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 5.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Bear: 17.7 mi
- Fish: 20.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 20.9 mi
- Selu Statue: 23.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 24.9 mi
- Proctor: 4.0 mi
- Elkmont: 11.6 mi
- Judson: 12.6 mi
- Calderwood: 15.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 14.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 22.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.9 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 22.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Cherry Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,685.16 m | 2.8 mi |
| Rocky Top | N 11° | 1,657.32 m | 2.4 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,650.92 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | ENE 62° | 1,595.73 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brier Knob | NE 41° | 1,591.05 m | 3.6 mi |
| Welch Bald | ESE 120° | 1,577.95 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Rocks | ESE 111° | 1,577.95 m | 6.0 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NNE 28° | 1,564.85 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 6 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 983083 — Cherry Knob, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357770475
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