Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob rises to 1,314 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Ridge, a peak 1.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 993053).
Wikidata Q31637116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,314.22 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 6.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 3 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 4 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cliff Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Sweat Heifer Cascades: 4.8 mi
- Hitchin Post Falls: 4.8 mi
- Taywa Creek Cascade: 5.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 6.5 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 7.8 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.0 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 11.6 mi
- Hellbender: 12.4 mi
- Fork Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Nettle Creek Bald: 1.5 mi
- Turkey Flyup: 2.0 mi
- Newton Bald: 2.3 mi
- Sunkota Ridge: 2.9 mi
- Norman Maney Recreation Park: 6.3 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 6.4 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 6.5 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 6.6 mi
- Oconaluftee Park: 6.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 5.9 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 6.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 6.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 6.6 mi
- Fort Harry: 7.4 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Masonic Monument: 12.8 mi
- The Jumpoff: 5.7 mi
- Alum Cave: 6.6 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 9.5 mi
- Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Cat Stairs: 12.2 mi
- Selu Statue: 7.7 mi
- Bear: 12.8 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 15.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 15.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 15.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 10.5 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 6.7 mi
- Vista Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 22.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 8.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 11.9 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 20.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 18.8 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | W 278° | 2,025 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount le Conte - High Top | NNW 343° | 2,010 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | W 277° | 2,004 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Le Conte | NNW 343° | 2,004 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cliff Top | NNW 340° | 1,997 m | 7.6 mi |
| Myrtle Point | NNW 345° | 1,992 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Love | WNW 281° | 1,956 m | 5.4 mi |
| West Point | NNW 337° | 1,937 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 50 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newfound GAP, 4 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/357783253
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