Allen Knob
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
- 1.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 11 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 16 mi
- Exclamation Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Springtime in TR: 8.0 mi
- Honey: 8.6 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 8.6 mi
- Maria: 8.8 mi
- Softball statue: 10.9 mi
- Hightower Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hyde Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Calahan Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Zonolite Vermiculite Mine: 3.4 mi
- Mountain View School: 4.5 mi
- Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 6.1 mi
- William Few Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Laodicea "Dicey" Langston Monument: 6.6 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 8.7 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Model Trains Station: 13.0 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- Greer Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Glassy Rock: 6.1 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Long Rock: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 16.6 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 18.2 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 19.2 mi
- Pavilion 2: 14.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 14.7 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 17.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 12.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Allen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Top Mountain | NW 310° | 993 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bald Rock | NW 310° | 990 m | 10.9 mi |
| Standingstone Mountain | WNW 297° | 978 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 320° | 954 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Top | NW 323° | 929 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mackerel Mountain | NNW 328° | 926 m | 7.9 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | N 349° | 924 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NE 38° | 922 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357114644
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