- Elevation, modelled
- 595 m
- Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
- Thunderhead Mountain1,685.16 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Indian Lakes Scenic Byway11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6054, -83.7714
Cades Cove Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled 595 m. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cades Cove Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | SE 125° | 1,685.16 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rocky Top | SE 131° | 1,657.32 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | SE 138° | 1,650.92 m | 5.1 mi |
| Brier Knob | ESE 115° | 1,591.05 m | 5.7 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | SE 130° | 1,564.85 m | 5.0 mi |
| De Armond Bald | SE 145° | 1,554.75 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mt. Squires | SSE 150° | 1,540.46 m | 3.4 mi |
| Spence Field | SE 143° | 1,509.76 m | 3.6 mi |
- 11.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 19.2 mi off the Cherohala SkywayNational
- 20.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 15 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 19 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 20 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 0.6 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 2.6 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 5.4 mi
- Abrams Falls: 6.1 mi
- Scott Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cerulean Knob: 1.8 mi
- Double Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cold Water Knob: 2.3 mi
- Cobb Butt: 2.4 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 3.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 5.7 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 7.9 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 10.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.7 mi
- Amerine Park: 13.9 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 14.4 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 14.5 mi
- John Sevier Park: 14.7 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 14.7 mi
- Emert Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.4 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 15.0 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 15.2 mi
- Fort Harry: 16.9 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 0.1 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 23.4 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 23.9 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 15.3 mi
- Bear: 16.9 mi
- Fish: 17.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 21.5 mi
- Dolly Parton: 21.5 mi
- Proctor: 9.5 mi
- Elkmont: 11.2 mi
- Calderwood: 14.2 mi
- Judson: 18.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, under a mile 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).
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