Hawk Knob
Hawk Knob rises to 1,511 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Glory, a peak 0.2 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31626623, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1511.14 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 11 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Glory: 0.2 mi
- Bearwallow Bald: 0.7 mi
- High Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Bee Knob: 2.1 mi
- Welch Bald: 2.4 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 2.4 mi
- Yanu Branch Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Jonas Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 6.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.6 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 13.1 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 13.1 mi
- Otter: 13.2 mi
- David Monteith Park: 9.1 mi
- Swain County Park: 10.0 mi
- MacNeill Park: 10.7 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 10.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 10.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 10.7 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 10.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 13.9 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 14.3 mi
- Alum Cave: 12.3 mi
- The Jump-up: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.0 mi
- The Jumpoff: 14.6 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Fort Harry: 11.2 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 16.3 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Bear: 15.0 mi
- Selu Statue: 17.2 mi
- Fish: 19.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 23.4 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.6 mi
- Proctor: 7.5 mi
- Judson: 8.0 mi
- Elkmont: 9.6 mi
- Calderwood: 21.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 14.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 16.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 9.9 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hawk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | ENE 61° | 2,024.79 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | ENE 60° | 2,004.12 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Love | ENE 61° | 1,955.79 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Collins | ENE 57° | 1,888.71 m | 8.9 mi |
| Andrews Bald | ENE 75° | 1,801.11 m | 6.4 mi |
| Silers Bald | NNE 32° | 1,706.06 m | 4.1 mi |
| Jenkins Knob | NE 45° | 1,697.78 m | 4.8 mi |
| Thunderhead Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,685.16 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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, 9 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/357807576
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