Alley Knob
Alley Knob rises to 1,233 m in North Carolina. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Knob, a peak 3.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31614865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,233 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Mount Jefferson View · 20 mi
- Lewis Fork Overlook · 22 mi
- The Lump Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Knob: 3.2 mi
- North Ridge: 3.2 mi
- Big Spring Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Pond Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Ashe County Park: 10.2 mi
- Paddy Mountain Park: 11.2 mi
- Back Street Park: 11.8 mi
- Bowie Seagrave Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Family Central: 11.9 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 12.7 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 24.0 mi
- Time and Honor: 24.0 mi
- Hellbenders: 24.0 mi
- The Magic Mailbox: 24.1 mi
- Listening Rock: 5.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 6.5 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 12.9 mi
- Spring House: 22.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 10.1 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 11.2 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 13.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 23.9 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 11.9 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 12.7 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 23.0 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 23.3 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 6.9 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 9.6 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.7 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 10.9 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 10.8 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 23.9 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 24.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 24.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 24.3 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Trials Playground: 16.3 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 19.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Backbone Rock: 13.2 mi
- Alligator Back: 24.0 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 24.2 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 24.7 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 24.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 8.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 8.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Alley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | NNE 16° | 1,744 m | 7.4 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | NNE 28° | 1,689 m | 7.5 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,684 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,684 m | 7.7 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | NNW 340° | 1,553 m | 5.8 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | NE 41° | 1,551 m | 6.4 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | S 181° | 1,530 m | 9.1 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | NE 38° | 1,526 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson 2 E, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018800 — Alley Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806296
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