Peak · North Carolina
Awl Knob
Awl Knob rises to 1,185 m in North Carolina. Bald Knob stands 1,453 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Doe Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31615174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1185 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.19982, -83.00680
- 5.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 8 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 8 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Doe Branch Falls: 0.7 mi
- Slickens Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Bonas Defeat Falls: 0.8 mi
- Anvil Horn Falls: 0.8 mi
- Tuckasegee River Falls: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Bonas Defeat: 0.8 mi
- Tritt Knob: 0.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 1.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.2 mi
- Turkey Knob: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 1.7 mi
- Canada Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.7 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
- River Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 3.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 9.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 12.7 mi
- Camp John Rock: 13.5 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Bear Lake Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.9 mi
- M1: 15.6 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 16.8 mi
Museums: 11
- Fine Art Museum: 12.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 15.4 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 16.3 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 8
- Ear: 12.2 mi
- Chalice: 12.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 12.5 mi
- Wi: 12.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Bracken Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 15.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 7
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.2 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Coontree Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 20.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Cool Spring: 11.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Awl Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NE 56° | 1,453 m | 5.6 mi |
| Toxaway Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,452 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rockyface Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,427 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,414 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,406 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | S 186° | 1,392 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 186° | 1,386 m | 4.2 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SW 221° | 1,380 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1018883 — Awl Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806344
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