Johns Knob
Johns Knob rises to 1,491 m in North Carolina. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the east-southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Haw Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31428115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,491 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 1 mi
- Whig Cove · 1 mi
- Haw Knob · 1 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Haw Knob: 1.2 mi
- Haw Knob: 1.5 mi
- Strawberry Knob: 1.8 mi
- Big Junction: 2.1 mi
- Little Huckleberry Knob: 2.1 mi
- Violet Falls: 2.1 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Cold Branch Falls: 2.4 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 2.6 mi
- Sand Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 1.9 mi
- Swan Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 2.6 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 5.9 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.3 mi
- All Nations Cross: 18.6 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 19.0 mi
- Garden Tomb: 19.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 16.1 mi
- Chota Monument: 16.5 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.3 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 12.5 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 12.6 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 15.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 20.1 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 23.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 20.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 20.7 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 20.7 mi
- Calderwood: 11.8 mi
- Proctor: 19.7 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Johns Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | ESE 107° | 1,696 m | 2.2 mi |
| Haw Knob | S 172° | 1,662 m | 1.5 mi |
| Hooper Bald | SE 130° | 1,650 m | 2.7 mi |
| Big Junction | SSE 166° | 1,638 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | E 92° | 1,636 m | 2.1 mi |
| Laurel Top | S 170° | 1,615 m | 2.4 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | SSW 196° | 1,562 m | 1.2 mi |
| Grassy Top | S 186° | 1,514 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012514 — Johns Knob, Graham County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/356773640
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