- Elevation, modelled
- 788 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Gregory Bald1,505.1 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Indian Lakes Scenic Byway11.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6363, -83.9419
Look Rock Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled 788 m. Gregory Bald stands 1,505 m to the south-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Look Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Look Rock Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Bald | SSE 152° | 1,505.1 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | SSE 149° | 1,452 m | 9.3 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | SE 126° | 1,451 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Bald | SE 124° | 1,445 m | 10.7 mi |
| Parson Bald | SSE 158° | 1,441.65 m | 9.0 mi |
| Doe Knob | SE 138° | 1,381.11 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brier Lick Knob | SE 140° | 1,379.07 m | 10.1 mi |
| Forge Knob | SE 145° | 1,358.82 m | 9.7 mi |
- 11.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Cherohala SkywayNational
- 23.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 21 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 21 mi
- Whig Cove · 22 mi
- Haw Knob · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Look Rock: 0.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Black Sulphur Knobs: 2.9 mi
- Ellis Butt: 3.1 mi
- Woodpecker Knobs: 4.4 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 6.5 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 7.0 mi
- Sandy Springs Park: 7.4 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 7.8 mi
- Bicentennial Greenbelt Park: 8.3 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 8.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 9.5 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 11.0 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.8 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 12.2 mi
- Abrams Falls: 4.0 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 9.4 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 11.1 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 12.1 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 12.2 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 8.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 12.0 mi
- Chota Monument: 12.0 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 14.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Emert Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 19.4 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 21.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 21.3 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 21.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 8.2 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 21.7 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 21.9 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 23.2 mi
- Fish: 24.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 19.4 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 20.8 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 21.3 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 22.5 mi
- Poplar Spring: 20.0 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.4 mi
- Herron Spring: 21.6 mi
- Calderwood: 9.8 mi
- Proctor: 16.5 mi
- Elkmont: 20.3 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
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, 10 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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