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Beck Knob

Beck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Beck Knob rises to 1,041 m in North Carolina. Cowee Bald stands 1,505 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31616208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1041 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.29482, -83.22542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Sleepy Hollow Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Cullowhee Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Katies Falls: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Bocce courts: 2.4 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 2.5 mi
  • Webster River Access Point: 3.2 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 4.4 mi
  • Tuckasegee River Put Ins: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 13
  • American Museum of the House Cat: 2.4 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 11.7 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 12
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 5.6 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 6.8 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 10.6 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 2.5 mi
  • Wi: 2.7 mi
  • American Eclipse: 2.8 mi
  • Chalice: 2.9 mi
  • Moai Statue: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 16.6 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Wine Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Beck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowee BaldWNW 290°1,505 m6.6 mi
Old Rocky MountainS 181°1,462 m6.9 mi
Wolf KnobWNW 298°1,459 m7.1 mi
Wolf KnobS 175°1,457 m6.0 mi
Buck KnobS 169°1,418 m6.4 mi
Sheep KnobSSW 201°1,417 m2.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 49°1,384 m7.8 mi
Eagle KnobS 175°1,371 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:52
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3916:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019035 — Beck Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806438

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