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Tricorner Knob

Tricorner Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tricorner Knob rises to 1,873 m in North Carolina. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the north-northwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Yonaguska, a peak 0.3 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

About

The story

Tricorner Knob is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,120 feet (1,870 m), with 160 feet (49 m) of clean prominence. The Appalachian and Balsam Mountain trails intersect near the mountain's summit, making Tricorner Knob the great crossroads of the eastern Smokies.

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Wikidata Q7841299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,873.11 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.69557, -83.25416

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Ramsey Cascades: 2.7 mi
  • Gunter Fork Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 3.4 mi
  • Hen Wallow Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Enloe Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 59
  • Arch Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 13.7 mi
  • Hellbender: 14.0 mi
  • Birdventure: 14.0 mi
  • Rail Runner: 14.2 mi
Parks: 55
  • Mills Park: 11.2 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 14.6 mi
  • Mynatt Park: 14.6 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 15.0 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Bear: 14.1 mi
  • Selu Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Fish: 18.1 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 19.6 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 21.1 mi
Springs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Vista Gardens: 14.1 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 15.3 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Tricorner Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GuyotNNW2,019 m0.7 mi
Mount ChapmanWSW1,960 m1.1 mi
Old BlackN1,939 m1.3 mi
Mount KephartWSW1,895 m8.8 mi
Luftee KnobE1,894 m2.2 mi
Mount YonaguskaESE1,883 m0.3 mi
Marks KnobSSE1,878 m1.1 mi
Big Cataloochee MountainESE1,875 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:45
June solstice06:1820:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4016:4417:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 10 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356773854

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