Jenks Knob
Jenks Knob rises to 1,171 m in North Carolina. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31428107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1171 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Overlook · 5 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 6 mi
- Whig Cove · 6 mi
- Haw Knob · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bald: 0.8 mi
- Tipton Knob: 1.4 mi
- Beaverdam Bald: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Top: 2.2 mi
- Lookingglass Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 6.0 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 7.4 mi
- Swan Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Tellico Falls: 2.6 mi
- Mitchell Lick Falls: 5.5 mi
- Blue Boar Falls: 5.5 mi
- Hooper Falls: 5.5 mi
- Bald River Falls: 7.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 11.8 mi
- All Nations Cross: 12.0 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 12.5 mi
- Garden Tomb: 12.5 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 12.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.0 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 17.2 mi
- White Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Trees Plaque: 11.8 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 12.0 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 14.1 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 16.8 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 16.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 23.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 20.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 16.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 16.5 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 16.5 mi
- Calderwood: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Jenks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | NE 48° | 1,696 m | 7.6 mi |
| Haw Knob | NE 42° | 1,662 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hooper Bald | NE 55° | 1,650 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Junction | NE 48° | 1,638 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | NE 46° | 1,636 m | 8.0 mi |
| Laurel Top | NE 50° | 1,615 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | NE 36° | 1,562 m | 5.6 mi |
| Grassy Top | NE 50° | 1,514 m | 4.3 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 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
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 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 4ese, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356813101
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