Coburn Knob
Coburn Knob rises to 1,452 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Bennet Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620951, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1452.14 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Bennet Peak: 1.3 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.7 mi
- Jerry Bald: 2.1 mi
- Sharp Top: 2.4 mi
- Mine Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 3.0 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
- Rock Slab Falls: 3.8 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 6.6 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 9.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 9.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.6 mi
- Rail Runner: 14.5 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 4.8 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 5.1 mi
- MacNeill Park: 5.1 mi
- David Monteith Park: 5.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 5.2 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 5.1 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 5.3 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 8.4 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 8.4 mi
- Fort Harry: 9.4 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.0 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Alum Cave: 9.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 10.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 14.4 mi
- Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 3.2 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Selu Statue: 9.3 mi
- Bear: 14.9 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 8.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 17.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 9.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.8 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.7 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 24.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Coburn Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NNW 335° | 2,024.79 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NNW 330° | 2,004.12 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Love | NNW 340° | 1,955.79 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Collins | N 356° | 1,888.71 m | 5.8 mi |
| Andrews Bald | NNW 326° | 1,801.11 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Mingus | N 2° | 1,763.88 m | 8.0 mi |
| Silers Bald | NW 308° | 1,706.06 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NW 314° | 1,697.78 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357770776
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