- Elevation, modelled
- 1,184 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Pine Orchard Knob1,490 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- US 421 Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2176, -81.6220
Rocky Knob Mtn Bike Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,184 m. Pine Orchard Knob stands 1,490 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
Rocky Knob Park (RKP) is a 185-acre county park located just east of the town of Boone, NC. With over nine miles of trail (including four skills areas), Rocky Knob contains some of the most beautiful, unique, destination-quality MTB terrain around.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rocky Knob Mtn Bike Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Orchard Knob | N 350° | 1,490 m | 7.9 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NW 316° | 1,466 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rittle Knob | NNW 344° | 1,463 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,455 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 310° | 1,407 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 294° | 1,403 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snakeden Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,367 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 219° | 1,362 m | 4.9 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.1 mi off the Little Parkway
- 8.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 3 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 0.2 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Jake Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Yarnall Knob: 2.6 mi
- Watauga Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
- Watauga Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
- Optimist Club of Boone: 2.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 2.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 5.2 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 7.2 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 7.5 mi
- Founders Bell: 3.0 mi
- Founders Mall: 3.2 mi
- Aspire: 3.2 mi
- Tetness, the Polar Bear: 3.3 mi
- Transit Candy: 3.3 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 2.5 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 3.5 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 3.5 mi
- Turnpike Cruisers: 3.5 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 3.5 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 2.7 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 3.9 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 6.2 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 1.5 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 3.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 7.0 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 15.2 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 14.9 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.6 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 12.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 14.7 mi
- Mortimer: 17.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 1 mi away.
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