Thermo Knob
Thermo Knob rises to 1,856 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the west-northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Luftee Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31642422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1856.17 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 18.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 12 mi
- Thomas Divide Overlook (MP 463.9) · 12 mi
- Jenkins Ridge Overlook (MP 460.8) · 12 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Luftee Knob: 0.5 mi
- Mount Yonaguska: 1.4 mi
- Mount Hardison: 1.5 mi
- Marks Knob: 1.7 mi
- Tricorner Knob: 1.7 mi
- Gunter Fork Falls: 1.6 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 1.7 mi
- Ramsey Cascades: 4.4 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 4.7 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 9.7 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 12.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.6 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 13.4 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 14.2 mi
- Mills Park: 12.9 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 14.2 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 14.3 mi
- Dog walking: 14.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 13.3 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 14.9 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 15.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 15.3 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 15.7 mi
- Masonic Monument: 11.3 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.8 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 13.4 mi
- Fort Harry: 14.5 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 15.5 mi
- Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 4.6 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 5.1 mi
- Cat Stairs: 7.8 mi
- The Jumpoff: 10.1 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Bear: 15.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 16.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 18.1 mi
- Fish: 19.8 mi
- Sylva Mural: 22.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 5.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 11.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 15.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 17.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 15.7 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.0 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 9.4 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 9.7 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.3 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Thermo Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | WNW 293° | 2,019.13 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Chapman | W 260° | 1,960.2 m | 2.7 mi |
| Old Black | NW 310° | 1,938.61 m | 2.3 mi |
| Luftee Knob | E 98° | 1,894.26 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | W 272° | 1,883.44 m | 1.4 mi |
| Marks Knob | SW 236° | 1,878.29 m | 1.7 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,875.19 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Hardison | WSW 256° | 1,874.57 m | 1.5 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 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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, 8 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/357809435
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