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Chinquapin Knob

Chinquapin Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chinquapin Knob rises to 1,144 m in Tennessee. Balsam Point stands 1,774 m to the east-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4801936

Wikidata Q31666844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67898, -83.60822

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Laurel Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Mannis Branch Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Meigs Creek Cascade: 3.2 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Ski Mountain Coaster: 3.2 mi
  • Ober Mountain Coaster: 3.3 mi
  • Otter: 3.3 mi
  • Bears: 3.3 mi
  • Next to Heaven Adventure: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Mynatt Park: 5.5 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 8.1 mi
  • Patriot Park: 8.2 mi
  • Mills Park: 9.9 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 12.6 mi
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 11
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 6
  • Bear: 6.4 mi
  • Fish: 8.1 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 13.3 mi
  • Sam Houston Statue: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Vista Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Strong rock spring: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Chinquapin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam PointESE 103°1,773.94 m7.8 mi
Silers BaldSSE 163°1,706.06 m8.2 mi
Cold Spring KnobS 180°1,595.73 m6.8 mi
Sugarland MountainESE 119°1,538.33 m7.5 mi
Mount DavisS 191°1,533.71 m7.6 mi
Big Chestnut BaldSSW 193°1,508.9 m8.0 mi
Little Chestnut BaldSSW 195°1,495 m8.1 mi
Ben Parton LookoutS 171°1,481.57 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2020:1620:54
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:4116:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737267564640
Precip in4.84.35.64.95.56.06.34.44.33.24.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 4 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/356794417

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