Pole Knob
Pole Knob rises to 1,331 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobb Butt, a peak 0.7 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31683852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,330.75 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 16 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 18 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 20 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobb Butt: 0.7 mi
- McCampbell Knob: 1.1 mi
- Little Bald: 1.2 mi
- Devils Tater Patch: 1.4 mi
- Lawson Gant Lot: 1.6 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 3.1 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.2 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.1 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 7.4 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 6.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 8.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 10.3 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 10.4 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 13.0 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 15.6 mi
- Amerine Park: 15.6 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 15.9 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 15.9 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 7.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 16.2 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 17.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 17.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 16.3 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 16.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Emert Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 2.6 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.7 mi
- Bear: 18.8 mi
- Fish: 19.9 mi
- Veterans Statue: 24.1 mi
- Dolly Parton: 24.1 mi
- Proctor: 7.2 mi
- Calderwood: 12.4 mi
- Elkmont: 12.9 mi
- Judson: 16.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 24.5 mi
- Vista Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Pole Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | E 89° | 1,685 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rocky Top | E 93° | 1,657 m | 3.9 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,651 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brier Knob | E 88° | 1,591 m | 5.8 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | E 98° | 1,565 m | 4.6 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ESE 112° | 1,555 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mt. Squires | E 97° | 1,540 m | 2.4 mi |
| Spence Field | E 95° | 1,510 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 3 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/356827831
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