Pond Knob
Pond Knob rises to 1,274 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald, a peak 1.4 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1273.56 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 17 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 20 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bald: 1.4 mi
- Devils Tater Patch: 1.4 mi
- Lawson Gant Lot: 1.5 mi
- Big Swag: 1.8 mi
- McCampbell Knob: 2.1 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.5 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 6.9 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 7.3 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Abrams Falls: 8.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 8.7 mi
- Tree of Shame: 9.4 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 10.6 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 12.3 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 14.1 mi
- Graham County Park: 16.0 mi
- Swain County Park: 16.0 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 16.5 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 10.1 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 14.6 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 14.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 18.5 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 18.8 mi
- Emert Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 15.2 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Fort Harry: 18.3 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 4.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Proctor: 4.9 mi
- Calderwood: 12.3 mi
- Elkmont: 13.7 mi
- Judson: 14.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.9 mi
- Bear: 19.7 mi
- Fish: 21.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 20.4 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Pond Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 56° | 1,685.16 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rocky Top | ENE 57° | 1,657.32 m | 4.0 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,650.92 m | 3.7 mi |
| Brier Knob | ENE 64° | 1,591.05 m | 5.8 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ENE 66° | 1,564.85 m | 4.3 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ENE 73° | 1,554.75 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mt. Squires | NE 40° | 1,540.46 m | 2.7 mi |
| Spence Field | NE 47° | 1,509.76 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 992655 — Pond Knob, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/2454898962
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