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Masa Knob

Masa Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Masa Knob rises to 1,734 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlies Bunyon, a peak 0.2 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q31632449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,733.54 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.63463, -83.37778

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sweat Heifer Cascades: 1.1 mi
  • Taywa Creek Cascade: 3.6 mi
  • Cliff Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Hitchin Post Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Grotto Falls: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Arch Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Hellbender: 8.7 mi
  • Birdventure: 8.8 mi
  • Rail Runner: 8.9 mi
  • Ripley's Super Fun Zone: 9.3 mi
Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Mills Park: 8.1 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 9.0 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 10.6 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 10.9 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 11.0 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 12
Artworks: 10
  • Bear: 9.1 mi
  • Selu Statue: 12.1 mi
  • Fish: 14.6 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Masa Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSW2,025 m8.4 mi
Mount GuyotNE2,019 m8.3 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopWNW2,010 m3.6 mi
Mt. BuckleySW2,004 m8.8 mi
Mount Le ConteWNW2,004 m3.6 mi
Cliff TopWNW1,997 m4.0 mi
Myrtle PointWNW1,992 m3.3 mi
Mount ChapmanENE1,960 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485662666460504135
Precip in6.86.06.66.06.26.17.35.15.45.45.97.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newfound GAP, 3 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357811214

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