Bell Knob
Bell Knob rises to 734 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Rock Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31616377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 734 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 21.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Basin Cove Overlook · 2 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 3 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Rock Knob: 0.8 mi
- Bell Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Brooks Knob: 2.0 mi
- Trealy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Crouse Park: 9.0 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 9.5 mi
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: 12.9 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Incredible Falls: 5.4 mi
- Widows Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 2.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 2.9 mi
- US 21 overlook: 10.5 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 18.9 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 19.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- Forestry Center: 13.2 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 16.3 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 17.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Alligator Back: 2.6 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 3.2 mi
- Devils Garden: 4.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 17.8 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 18.2 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 18.9 mi
- 100 Strong: 19.3 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 19.5 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 18.5 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 19.0 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 9.6 mi
- Transitional Peace: 19.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 14.8 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 20.7 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Bell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Knob | NNW 336° | 1,223 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fender Mountain | N 357° | 1,212 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,196 m | 6.4 mi |
| Betsy Peak | NW 321° | 1,186 m | 6.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NE 42° | 1,185 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | NE 52° | 1,171 m | 7.1 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,157 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,136 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019068 — Bell Knob, Wilkes County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806471
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