Plato Knob

Plato Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Plato Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Plato Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.24508, -84.42105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plato Knob

• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~25 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~46 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~47 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~49 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~50 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cash Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~2 km
• Burnett Church · church · Pulaski · ~3 km
• Cox Knob · viewpoint · Rockcastle · ~5 km
• Elrod Church · church · Pulaski · ~6 km
• Fairview Church · church · Rockcastle · ~9 km
• Cedar Gap Church · church · Pulaski · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Plato Knob

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• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~107 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~120 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~122 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~122 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~124 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~126 km · Must-see

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