- Elevation, modelled
- 663 m
- Tallest summit within 8.3 miles
- Mount Guyot2,019.13 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- East Tennessee Crossing13.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7574, -83.2086
Cosby Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled 663 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Cosby Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | SW 217° | 2,019.13 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Chapman | SW 216° | 1,960.2 m | 6.0 mi |
| Old Black | SW 222° | 1,938.61 m | 3.9 mi |
| Luftee Knob | S 185° | 1,894.26 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | SSW 207° | 1,883.44 m | 4.9 mi |
| Marks Knob | SSW 203° | 1,878.29 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,875.19 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hardison | SSW 206° | 1,874.57 m | 5.3 mi |
- 13.9 mi off the East Tennessee CrossingNational
- 14.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 15.9 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 15.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 15 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 16 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 16 mi
- Big Witch Overlook (MP 461.9) · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Knob: 0.7 mi
- Three Top Mountain;Threetop Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Camel Hump Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rocky Face Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Hen Wallow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Gunter Fork Falls: 4.3 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 4.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 4.8 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.5 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 12.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.3 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 15.4 mi
- Hellbender: 16.8 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Mills Park: 13.5 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 13.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 13.8 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 14.1 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 16.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 17.7 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 17.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 17.8 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.4 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 0.9 mi
- Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Cat Stairs: 8.7 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 10.5 mi
- Masonic Monument: 15.5 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 17.0 mi
- Fort Harry: 17.0 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 18.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 10.7 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 3.8 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.0 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 9.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 12.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.3 mi
- Bear: 16.8 mi
- Fish: 19.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.6 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.6 mi
- Veterans Statue: 21.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.1 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.5 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 22.5 mi
- Greenbrier: 10.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
| 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).
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).
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