- Elevation, modelled
- 665 m
- Tallest summit within 8.0 miles
- Rich Knob1,500 m · 8.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5962, -82.5449
Martin Luther King Jr Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 665 m. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephens-Lee Center, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Martin Luther King Jr Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | NE 44° | 1,500 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 46° | 1,433 m | 7.5 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NE 42° | 1,429 m | 8.0 mi |
| Richland Knob | NE 42° | 1,429 m | 8.0 mi |
| High Swan | NE 48° | 1,300 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 37° | 1,219 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 60° | 1,199 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,159 m | 5.9 mi |
- 3.0 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stephens-Lee Center: 0.2 mi
- Pack Square: 0.3 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Pritchard Park: 0.5 mi
- Mountainside Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Patton Mountain: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascades Falls: 12.6 mi
- Douglas Falls: 12.9 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.4 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.5 mi
- Anne Penland: 0.6 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 29
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 0.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 0.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Deco Gecko: 0.6 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 0.6 mi
- Passage: 0.7 mi
- Wake: 0.8 mi
- rooster: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 0.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.4 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.5 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 19.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 17.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, under a mile away.
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