Woodward Knob
Woodward Knob rises to 1,198 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1198.1 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 15 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 18 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Knob: 1.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 1.4 mi
- De Armond Bald: 2.0 mi
- Blockhouse Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Devils Race Patch: 3.0 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 7.0 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 7.4 mi
- Lynn Camp Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hazel Creek Cascades: 7.8 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 8.4 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 10.8 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 11.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.9 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 12.5 mi
- Swain County Park: 13.0 mi
- David Monteith Park: 14.4 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Graham County Park: 15.4 mi
- Riverfront Park: 16.3 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 11.3 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 14.4 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 14.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 16.4 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Emert Bluff: 12.4 mi
- The Jump-up: 13.1 mi
- Winding Stairs: 16.6 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 15.1 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Fort Harry: 16.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 6.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Proctor: 3.1 mi
- Judson: 11.7 mi
- Elkmont: 12.2 mi
- Calderwood: 15.3 mi
- Bear: 18.3 mi
- Fish: 20.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 21.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 23.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 14.4 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 23.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 25.0 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 21.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Woodward Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | N 9° | 1,685.16 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rocky Top | N 3° | 1,657.32 m | 3.3 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | N 9° | 1,650.92 m | 2.3 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | NE 54° | 1,595.73 m | 7.5 mi |
| Brier Knob | NNE 29° | 1,591.05 m | 4.2 mi |
| Welch Bald | ESE 112° | 1,577.95 m | 5.3 mi |
| High Rocks | ESE 102° | 1,577.95 m | 5.5 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NNE 15° | 1,564.85 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 7 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 1023322 — Woodward Knob, Swain County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809621
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