Hemlock Knob
Hemlock Knob rises to 1,211 m in Tennessee. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the east-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Creek Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31427921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1211 m
How to reach it
- On the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 5 mi
- Whig Cove · 5 mi
- Haw Knob · 6 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Flats Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Rock: 2.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Ikes Peak: 3.3 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 2.1 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Swan Cabin: 5.6 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 2.2 mi
- Baby Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bald River Falls: 4.9 mi
- Violet Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 6.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 13.2 mi
- Chota Monument: 13.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 9.7 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.7 mi
- All Nations Cross: 18.0 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 18.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 18.4 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Morton Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 10.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 16.5 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 16.8 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 16.9 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 22.6 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.7 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.7 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.8 mi
- Calderwood: 11.6 mi
- Proctor: 22.6 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Hemlock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | ESE 113° | 1,696 m | 6.7 mi |
| Haw Knob | SE 129° | 1,662 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hooper Bald | ESE 121° | 1,650 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Junction | SE 131° | 1,638 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | ESE 108° | 1,636 m | 6.6 mi |
| Laurel Top | SE 134° | 1,615 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | SE 129° | 1,562 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Top | SE 142° | 1,514 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328418 — Hemlock Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356885042
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