Elk Shoals
Elk Shoals is a beach in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 832 m. Bluff Mountain stands 1,542 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. New River Valley Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.9 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Mount Jefferson View · 5 mi
- The Lump Overlook · 7 mi
- Lewis Fork Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Knob: 0.8 mi
- Frenches Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 3.1 mi
- Nettle Knob: 3.3 mi
- Mulatto Mountain: 4.2 mi
- New River Park: 3.7 mi
- Back Street Park: 4.1 mi
- Bowie Seagrave Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Family Central: 4.4 mi
- Paddy Mountain Park: 4.8 mi
- Nana Falls: 1.5 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 6.6 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 9.3 mi
- Amadehy Falls: 12.5 mi
- Spring House: 8.7 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Cool Springs Baptist Church: 8.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 15.2 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 16.4 mi
- Founders Bell: 17.2 mi
- Tetness, the Polar Bear: 17.2 mi
- Transit Candy: 17.2 mi
- The Magic Mailbox: 17.2 mi
- Founders Mall: 17.2 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 4.3 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 5.4 mi
- Forestry Center: 12.7 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 16.7 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 12.6 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 17.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.3 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 16.1 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 17.3 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 21.4 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 14.3 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 15.0 mi
- Devils Garden: 18.8 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 23.2 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Elk Shoals. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,542 m | 7.9 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,530 m | 9.3 mi |
| Old Field Bald | W 264° | 1,506 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 271° | 1,502 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pine Orchard Knob | WSW 258° | 1,490 m | 12.1 mi |
| Rittle Knob | WSW 256° | 1,463 m | 12.9 mi |
| Phoenix Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,427 m | 7.2 mi |
| Three Top Mountain Middle Peak | NW 305° | 1,411 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson 2 E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/728923784
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