SOTA Guide - Green Knob, W4C/CM-020

Drive Guide - Green Knob (W4C/CM-020) from Mt Mitchell

• Note: This is the Green Knob with a fire tower. There’s another Green Knob which is near Mt Pisgah which has no fire tower.

• Duration: 0:25, 9.6 miles
• Google Maps URL from Ashford Dunwoody Rd and I-285 at 33.917, -84.3378:
• Seasonal/Limited Access: Blue Ridge Parkway closed in bad weather. Check the BRP Closure Map.
• Directions:
  • Head downhill 4.5 miles from parking lot
  • L on BRP and go 5.0
• Food
  • Last McDonalds:
  • Penultimate McDonalds:
  • Dinner

Drive Guide - Green Knob (W4C/CM-020) TO Atlanta

• Duration: 4:05, 230 miles
• Directions:
  • L from parking onto BRP and go 38.4
  • R on BRP exit and keep R until US-25 (0.1 mile)
  • R on US-25 S and go 2.5
  • R on NC-146 and go 1.9
  • I-26 E and go 16.2
  • Exit 54 for US-25 S
  • Follow US-25 S to I-85 S

Trail Guide

• Duration: 0:25, 0.5 miles
• Navigation
  • Park at the Green Knob overlook (MM 350.4).
  • Walk north on the parkway several hundred yards.
  • Take trail on the L. There are 3 major switchbacks on the way up. When you come to the junction, your are almost to the fire tower; turn left.
  • Fire tower on summit.
• Trailhead altitude: ???
• Summit altitude: ???
• GPS tracks/waypoints:
  • Parking: 35.71781,-82.22248
  • Leave road: 35.71938,-82.22230
  • Summit: 35.7206, -82.2236

Summit Guide

• Hang antenna from tree:
• Space to guy mast:
• Cell coverage:
• Unique features:
  • x

Plan-B Candidates

• summits listed here with some clue as to where/how