Greer Knob
Greer Knob rises to 1,362 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Doe Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626079, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1362.08 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 16.3 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
- Doe Knob: 0.8 mi
- Brier Lick Knob: 1.0 mi
- Powell Knob: 1.1 mi
- Big Swag: 1.1 mi
- Forge Knob: 1.8 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 6.8 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 7.4 mi
- Abrams Falls: 7.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 7.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 10.0 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 12.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 12.9 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 14.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Graham County Park: 14.9 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Swan Cabin: 15.5 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 11.6 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 13.4 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 13.5 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 18.4 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 21.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.9 mi
- Chota Monument: 18.2 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 18.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Proctor: 5.6 mi
- Calderwood: 10.0 mi
- Elkmont: 16.0 mi
- Judson: 16.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.7 mi
- Bear: 22.1 mi
- Fish: 23.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 19.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.1 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Greer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,685.16 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rocky Top | ENE 59° | 1,657.32 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,650.92 m | 6.1 mi |
| Brier Knob | ENE 63° | 1,591.05 m | 8.2 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ENE 64° | 1,564.85 m | 6.7 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ENE 68° | 1,554.75 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mt. Squires | NE 51° | 1,540.46 m | 5.1 mi |
| Spence Field | NE 53° | 1,509.76 m | 5.5 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 986134 — Greer Knob, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357774130
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