Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 1,280 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the east-southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Julie Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31615378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,280 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 11 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Julie Falls: 0.5 mi
- Charlie Falls: 0.5 mi
- Will Falls: 0.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Great Falls: 1.5 mi
- Little Cow Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cow Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rye Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Hickory Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.2 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 4.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.4 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 3.4 mi
- River Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 6.9 mi
- Catamount Statue: 10.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 12.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 15.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.1 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 16.6 mi
- M1: 19.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 10.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 13.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- Ear: 10.1 mi
- Chalice: 10.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 10.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 15.4 mi
- Sylva Mural: 15.4 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 17.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 24.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,414 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 198° | 1,406 m | 1.7 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SW 231° | 1,404 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SE 136° | 1,392 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SE 136° | 1,386 m | 4.7 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SSE 158° | 1,380 m | 2.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,370 m | 2.7 mi |
| Shelton Pisgah Mountain | E 101° | 1,365 m | 4.8 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806359
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