Wildcat Knob
Wildcat Knob rises to 649 m in Tennessee. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cosby Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31691582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 649 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 14.8 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 16.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 16 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 16 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 16 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #2 · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Three Top Mountain;Threetop Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Gabes Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Camel Hump Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Richbut Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 1.4 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.3 mi
- Gunter Fork Falls: 5.0 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 5.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.2 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 12.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.4 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.1 mi
- Hellbender: 16.6 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 13.0 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 13.1 mi
- Mills Park: 13.3 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 13.5 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 16.5 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 17.5 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 17.5 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 18.3 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 1.1 mi
- Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Cat Stairs: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 8.7 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 10.0 mi
- Masonic Monument: 16.2 mi
- Fort Harry: 17.1 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 17.7 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 18.3 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 10.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 4.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 9.7 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 4.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 10.7 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Bear: 16.6 mi
- Fish: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Statue: 20.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 20.9 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 21.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 23.2 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 24.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 10.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Wildcat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SSW 210° | 2,019.13 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Chapman | SSW 210° | 1,960.2 m | 6.4 mi |
| Old Black | SSW 213° | 1,938.61 m | 4.2 mi |
| Luftee Knob | S 180° | 1,894.26 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | SSW 201° | 1,883.44 m | 5.4 mi |
| Marks Knob | SSW 198° | 1,878.29 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,875.19 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Hardison | SSW 200° | 1,874.57 m | 5.8 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 | 18:58 | 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 | 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, 6 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/356883771
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