Locust Knob
Locust Knob rises to 1,232 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Heintooga Bald, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,232 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 3 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 3 mi
- Jenkins Ridge Overlook (MP 460.8) · 3 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heintooga Bald: 1.2 mi
- Flat Creek Bald: 1.3 mi
- Cataloochee Balsam: 2.2 mi
- Balsam Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Whim Knob: 2.6 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Fountain Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Buckshot Falls: 4.2 mi
- Big Boy Falls: 4.4 mi
- Mingo Falls: 4.5 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 6.7 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 7.8 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 8.2 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 8.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 4.8 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 7.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.2 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 8.3 mi
- Historical Downtown: 12.9 mi
- Masonic Monument: 2.3 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 5.9 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 7.6 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 8.3 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 8.3 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 6.6 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 7.6 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 8.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.4 mi
- Shook Museum: 16.0 mi
- Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 8.8 mi
- The Jumpoff: 11.7 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 14.3 mi
- Cat Stairs: 14.5 mi
- Selu Statue: 8.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 12.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 12.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.8 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 13.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 8.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 15.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 18.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 11.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 18.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.7 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 17.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 19.7 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 22.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 8.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | SSE 151° | 1,904 m | 7.4 mi |
| Browning Knob | SSE 149° | 1,888 m | 7.6 mi |
| Marks Knob | NNW 343° | 1,878 m | 8.9 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | N 11° | 1,875 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | SE 142° | 1,873 m | 8.3 mi |
| Plott Balsam | SE 130° | 1,856 m | 8.3 mi |
| Balsam Corner | N 8° | 1,842 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Butt | NNE 13° | 1,838 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 7 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/357777160
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