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Smith Knob

Smith Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.71898, -83.79156

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • 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
Parks
Waterfalls: 42
  • 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
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 25
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Artworks: 8
  • Sam Houston Statue: 10.5 mi
  • Fish: 14.0 mi
  • Bear: 16.1 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 16.3 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Strong rock spring: 21.1 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Herron Spring: 24.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold Water KnobSSE 162°1,219.73 m9.7 mi
Hornet Tree TopSE 144°1,141.02 m9.6 mi
Cerulean KnobS 177°1,128.06 m6.2 mi
Rich MountainS 184°1,117 m5.5 mi
Scott MountainS 169°1,105 m6.6 mi
Double MountainS 180°1,082.75 m6.3 mi
Round TopESE 105°936.479 m7.5 mi
Green TopNE 47°921 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:47
June solstice06:2020:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4216:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356776789

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