Forge Knob
Forge Knob rises to 1,359 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregorys Little Bald, a peak 0.8 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31624158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,358.82 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 14 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 16 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Haw Knob · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gregorys Little Bald: 0.8 mi
- Rye Patch: 0.9 mi
- Brier Lick Knob: 0.9 mi
- Doe Knob: 1.3 mi
- Gregory Bald: 1.4 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 6.2 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.4 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 7.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Swan Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Tree of Shame: 5.8 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 10.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 12.4 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 12.7 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 14.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 11.9 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 13.9 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 14.0 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 17.3 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 20.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 16.2 mi
- Chota Monument: 16.5 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Proctor: 7.3 mi
- Calderwood: 8.3 mi
- Elkmont: 17.3 mi
- Judson: 17.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.6 mi
- Bear: 23.3 mi
- Fish: 24.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 20.4 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Forge Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,685 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rocky Top | ENE 68° | 1,657 m | 7.8 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,651 m | 7.6 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ENE 72° | 1,565 m | 8.2 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ENE 76° | 1,555 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ENE 63° | 1,540 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spence Field | ENE 65° | 1,510 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gregory Bald | W 267° | 1,505 m | 1.4 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, 7 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/356773733
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