Smith Knob
Smith Knob rises to 538 m in Tennessee. Cold Water Knob stands 1,220 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4657534.
Wikidata Q31688152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 538 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 16 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 22 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 22 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nick's MTB Trails: 2.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 4.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 4.3 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 6.1 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 10.3 mi
- Amerine Park: 8.3 mi
- Wildwood Park: 8.3 mi
- John Sevier Park: 9.0 mi
- Everett Park: 9.5 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 9.6 mi
- Webb Knob: 0.4 mi
- Miller Cove Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pinestand Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bates Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Matthew Mountain: 1.5 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 6.4 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Meigs Falls: 7.4 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 7.5 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 10.2 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 14.3 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 14.3 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 3.6 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 9.5 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 10.9 mi
- Cooter's Place: 13.6 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 13.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.9 mi
- East End: 10.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Wright Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 17.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 17.6 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 17.6 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.0 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 10.5 mi
- Fish: 14.0 mi
- Bear: 16.1 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 16.0 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Elkmont: 12.7 mi
- Proctor: 17.4 mi
- Calderwood: 18.8 mi
- Strong rock spring: 21.1 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 21.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 24.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Smith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Water Knob | SSE 162° | 1,220 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hornet Tree Top | SE 144° | 1,141 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cerulean Knob | S 177° | 1,128 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | S 184° | 1,117 m | 5.5 mi |
| Scott Mountain | S 169° | 1,105 m | 6.6 mi |
| Double Mountain | S 180° | 1,083 m | 6.3 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 105° | 936 m | 7.5 mi |
| Green Top | NE 47° | 921 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356776789
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