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Allen Knob

Allen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Allen Knob rises to 455 m in South Carolina. Grassy Top Mountain stands 993 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hightower Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.07678, -82.41290

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 3.6 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 4.1 mi
  • Slater Hall Community Center: 5.6 mi
  • Slater White Park: 5.9 mi
  • David Jackson Park: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Pleasant Ridge Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Awanita Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Big Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Zen Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Sidewinder Falls: 7.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 29
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Asia Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 10.7 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 11.0 mi
Museums: 28
Attractions: 18
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 10.6 mi
  • Old Southern 1046 rail car: 11.0 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 12.3 mi
  • Steamer Car: 12.8 mi
  • Suber's Corn Mill: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • 4: 14.1 mi
  • 3: 14.2 mi
  • 2: 14.2 mi
  • 1: 14.2 mi
  • 5: 14.2 mi
Springs: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Allen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy Top MountainNW 310°993 m8.4 mi
Hogback MountainNE 46°978 m9.5 mi
Standingstone MountainWNW 297°978 m10.2 mi
Hogback MountainNW 320°954 m8.0 mi
Big TopNW 323°929 m7.7 mi
Mackerel MountainNNW 328°926 m7.9 mi
Corbin MountainN 349°924 m6.4 mi
Rich MountainNE 38°922 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1720:1020:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357114644

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