Doe Knob
Doe Knob rises to 1,381 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brier Lick Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31669147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1381.11 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 15 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 17 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Haw Knob · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brier Lick Knob: 0.3 mi
- Powell Knob: 0.6 mi
- Greer Knob: 0.8 mi
- Forge Knob: 1.3 mi
- Mollies Butt: 1.8 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 5.7 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 6.4 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.7 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 7.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 6.9 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 9.5 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 11.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 13.9 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Swan Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Graham County Park: 15.6 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 11.2 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 14.1 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 17.5 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 21.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.3 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Chota Monument: 17.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Morton Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Morton Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.1 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Proctor: 6.4 mi
- Calderwood: 9.6 mi
- Elkmont: 16.1 mi
- Judson: 16.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.9 mi
- Bear: 22.1 mi
- Fish: 23.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 19.2 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.0 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Doe Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,685.16 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rocky Top | ENE 66° | 1,657.32 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,650.92 m | 6.4 mi |
| Brier Knob | ENE 69° | 1,591.05 m | 8.5 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ENE 71° | 1,564.85 m | 7.0 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ENE 76° | 1,554.75 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ENE 60° | 1,540.46 m | 5.1 mi |
| Spence Field | ENE 62° | 1,509.76 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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 1282580 — Doe Knob, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/356798536
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