Round Mountain Knob
Round Mountain Knob rises to 908 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Swag, a peak 1.4 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31639485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 907.953 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 14 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 18 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Swag: 1.4 mi
- Little Shuckstack: 1.8 mi
- Shuckstack: 2.2 mi
- Greer Knob: 2.4 mi
- Matt Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 8.0 mi
- Yellow Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 11.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 12.9 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 13.1 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 13.3 mi
- Graham County Park: 13.4 mi
- Swain County Park: 14.6 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Swan Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 12.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 12.2 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 12.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 19.2 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 19.3 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 18.7 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 13.3 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Proctor: 3.3 mi
- Calderwood: 11.8 mi
- Judson: 13.8 mi
- Elkmont: 15.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 20.9 mi
- Bear: 21.7 mi
- Fish: 23.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.0 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Round Mountain Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NE 38° | 1,685.16 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rocky Top | NE 37° | 1,657.32 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NE 45° | 1,650.92 m | 5.3 mi |
| Brier Knob | NE 47° | 1,591.05 m | 7.6 mi |
| Welch Bald | E 93° | 1,577.95 m | 8.4 mi |
| High Rocks | E 88° | 1,577.95 m | 8.8 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NE 44° | 1,564.85 m | 6.1 mi |
| De Armond Bald | NE 43° | 1,554.75 m | 4.8 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 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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, 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/357809105
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