Yates Knob

Yates 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 Yates 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 Yates Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.31198, -83.87868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yates Knob

• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~70 km · Must-see
• Green Hill Church · church · Jackson · ~10 km
• Beulah Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~10 km
• Flat Lick Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~11 km
• Lower Blackwater Baptist Church · church · Jackson · ~11 km
• Ells Branch Church · church · Clay · ~12 km
• McCammon Falls · waterfall · Jackson · ~13 km
• Huff Church · church · Jackson · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Yates Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Yates Knob

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• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~89 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~101 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~109 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~109 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~112 km · Must-see

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