Alum Knob
Alum Knob rises to 1,018 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31614898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1018 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 9.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 11.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 26 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Roddy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Licklog Knob: 0.9 mi
- Angelico Knob: 1.1 mi
- Lone Knob: 1.2 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 9.5 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 1.6 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Margarette Falls: 5.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 5.8 mi
- Kelly Falls: 6.8 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 4.4 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
- Moye Rest: 9.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.1 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 12.4 mi
- Doak House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 14.2 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 16.6 mi
- Overlook Access: 6.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 24.2 mi
- Friends: 24.2 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 24.2 mi
- Stream: 24.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 12.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.0 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 9.0 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Alum Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | N 11° | 1,480 m | 3.5 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | NE 50° | 1,480 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 10° | 1,438 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | ENE 78° | 1,393 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lick Rock | E 87° | 1,393 m | 6.6 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NNE 25° | 1,382 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | NNE 19° | 1,373 m | 4.4 mi |
| Divide Mountain | E 82° | 1,342 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806299
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 29 mi
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