Sheep Wallow Knob
Sheep Wallow Knob rises to 1,023 m in Tennessee. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree of Shame, a attraction 1.8 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31687442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1023.24 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 11 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 12 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Whig Cove · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Judy Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 2.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls (Cheoah): 3.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Parson Bald: 2.2 mi
- Chilly Spring Knob: 2.4 mi
- Parson High Top: 2.5 mi
- Hickory Top: 2.5 mi
- Revenue Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Swan Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Tellico Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 1.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 9.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 13.7 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 16.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 17.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 13.2 mi
- Chota Monument: 13.6 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 12.8 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 12.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 15.6 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 18.5 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 18.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 10.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Calderwood: 4.7 mi
- Proctor: 10.1 mi
- Judson: 20.3 mi
- Elkmont: 21.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 24.5 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.7 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 13.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.5 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Sheep Wallow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | NE 45° | 1,505.1 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | NE 50° | 1,452 m | 3.5 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | ENE 58° | 1,451 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Bald | ENE 58° | 1,445 m | 8.0 mi |
| Parson Bald | NNE 34° | 1,441.65 m | 2.2 mi |
| Doe Knob | ENE 62° | 1,381.11 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | ENE 62° | 1,379.07 m | 5.0 mi |
| Greer Knob | ENE 71° | 1,362.08 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022579 — Sheep Wallow Knob, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356773832
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