Peak · North Carolina
Sheepback Knob
Sheepback Knob rises to 1,681 m in North Carolina. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,680.91 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.55284, -83.12608
- 3.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 9.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 3 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 4 mi
- Jonathan Creek Overlook (MP 456.2) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Flat Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Soco Falls: 4.8 mi
- Plott Hound Falls: 5.3 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Little Bald Knob: 0.4 mi
- Brown Lead: 0.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 0.7 mi
- Little Bald: 1.1 mi
- Hemphill Bald: 1.5 mi
Parks: 55
- Maggie Valley Playground: 3.0 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 3.1 mi
- Dog walking: 5.8 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 8.3 mi
- Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 31
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 3.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 4.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 8.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 11.3 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Ghost Town Village: 2.2 mi
- Masonic Monument: 2.8 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 6.2 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 6.2 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 11.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 3.9 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 10.4 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 11.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.8 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 15.1 mi
- Bald Cliff: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 10
- Chief Junaluska: 8.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 11.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 13.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 13.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 17.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 6
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 11.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 11.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Mouse Creek Spring: 10.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 17.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 16.0 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 18.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 19.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Covered Bridge Trail: 4.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Sheepback Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | S 186° | 1,904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Browning Knob | S 183° | 1,888 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | S 172° | 1,873 m | 6.2 mi |
| Plott Balsam | SSE 157° | 1,856 m | 5.5 mi |
| Yellow Face | S 191° | 1,833 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cataloochee Balsam | NW 305° | 1,819 m | 3.4 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | NW 305° | 1,811 m | 3.5 mi |
| Chiltoes Mountain | NW 313° | 1,796 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809209
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