Dispersed / primitivetype
12sites
Freeto camp
4,751 ftelevation
May–Sepbest months
About Derrick Knob Shelter
- Where: 10 mi southeast of Townsend, TN · 35.56655, -83.64195
Weather by month
40°22°Jan
43°25°Feb
49°30°Mar
59°38°Apr
65°46°May
71°53°Jun
74°56°Jul
73°55°Aug
69°50°Sep
60°41°Oct
50°31°Nov
43°26°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
See Derrick Knob Shelter from above
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Good to know
Cell signal
AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural edge
The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) (Observatory), 50 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 7.9 mi
Propane: 16.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Marks Cove #28 2.6 mi
- Dripping Spring Mountain #26 4.1 mi
- Silers Bald Shelter 4.1 mi
- Lower Jakes Gap #27 4.5 mi
- Camp Creek #23 4.7 mi
- Upper Henderson #19 5.1 mi