Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 1,105 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31690121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,105.39 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 13.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 17.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 18 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 18 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 18 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 3.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 13.8 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 15.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.7 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 19.8 mi
- Hellbender: 20.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Cammerer: 1.2 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Richbut Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sunup Knob: 2.5 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 12.4 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 12.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 12.7 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.8 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 20.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 21.0 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 21.0 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 2.5 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Cat Stairs: 12.1 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 13.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 16.6 mi
- Masonic Monument: 16.9 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 17.7 mi
- Fort Harry: 20.4 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.1 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 3.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 5.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 6.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 11.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 11.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 2.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.0 mi
- Bear: 20.1 mi
- Fish: 22.6 mi
- Selu Statue: 23.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 23.9 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 21.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 13.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 22.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.1 mi
- Wasp: 13.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SW 229° | 2,019 m | 7.7 mi |
| Old Black | SW 232° | 1,939 m | 7.2 mi |
| Luftee Knob | SSW 210° | 1,894 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | S 189° | 1,875 m | 7.5 mi |
| Thermo Knob | SSW 214° | 1,856 m | 7.1 mi |
| Balsam Corner | SSW 192° | 1,842 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Butt | S 187° | 1,838 m | 7.5 mi |
| Inadu Knob | SW 234° | 1,814 m | 6.1 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 | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1327263 — Turkey Knob, Cocke County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356883631
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