Nature reserve · North Carolina
Rocky Knob
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Rocky Knob is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,510 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.69683, -82.28549
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 13.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 15.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rocky Knob: 0.2 mi
- Pinnacle: 0.8 mi
- Graybeard Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Big Slaty: 1.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Welsh Field: 3.8 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 4.1 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Town Square: 5.8 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Graybeard Falls: 1.5 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 3.7 mi
- Slick Falls: 4.5 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascades Falls: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.5 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.9 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Potato House: 9.8 mi
- Spring House: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 28
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.1 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 24
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.8 mi
- Friends: 15.2 mi
- Stream: 15.2 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 22
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.5 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 8.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.1 mi
- Ironland: 16.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 4.9 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.5 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Pisgah National Forest: 3.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 5.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Slaty Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Pinnacle Spring: 1.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 1.2 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.4 mi
- Boat beach: 23.1 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NNE 14° | 2,038 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNE 13° | 2,023 m | 5.7 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | N 359° | 1,981 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | N 360° | 1,971 m | 2.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 352° | 1,946 m | 2.3 mi |
| Hallback | N 8° | 1,923 m | 3.6 mi |
| Blackstock Knob | NNW 327° | 1,910 m | 3.4 mi |
| Craggy Dome | W 278° | 1,853 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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