Sheep Knob
Sheep Knob rises to 1,166 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shuckstack, a peak 0.6 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Swain County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31640313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1166 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 12 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 15 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shuckstack: 0.6 mi
- Little Shuckstack: 1.1 mi
- Rye Patch: 2.5 mi
- Greer Knob: 2.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Yellow Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 6.5 mi
- Graham County Park: 12.5 mi
- Swan Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Tree of Shame: 5.4 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 10.4 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 12.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 14.8 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 15.7 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 11.0 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 20.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.7 mi
- Chota Monument: 18.0 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.0 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Proctor: 5.5 mi
- Calderwood: 9.3 mi
- Judson: 15.8 mi
- Elkmont: 18.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 20.5 mi
- Bear: 24.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 20.8 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.5 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 15.7 mi
- Vista Gardens: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NE 48° | 1,685.16 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rocky Top | NE 47° | 1,657.32 m | 8.5 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NE 53° | 1,650.92 m | 8.0 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NE 52° | 1,564.85 m | 8.7 mi |
| De Armond Bald | NE 53° | 1,554.75 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mt. Squires | NE 40° | 1,540.46 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spence Field | NE 42° | 1,509.76 m | 7.7 mi |
| Gregory Bald | NW 319° | 1,505.1 m | 3.6 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 | 07:41 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 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/357809194
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