Benn Knob
Benn Knob rises to 882 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31423772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 882 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 27 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 28 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 29 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 3.1 mi
- Casar Park: 4.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 4.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 7.5 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 9.8 mi
- Painter Knob: 0.6 mi
- Printers Knob: 0.6 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Camp Knob: 1.3 mi
- Paine Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.2 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 12.4 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.5 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 2.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 2.4 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 2.5 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 2.9 mi
- Caboose: 17.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 18.5 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 18.5 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 18.5 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 18.5 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 12.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.8 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 21.3 mi
- Martin Luther: 22.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 24.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 24.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.8 mi
- Fox Den: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 17.7 mi
- Boat beach: 17.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Benn Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WNW 302° | 918 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 309° | 907 m | 5.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WNW 304° | 905 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 307° | 901 m | 5.9 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 328° | 886 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 317° | 874 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 317° | 870 m | 3.7 mi |
| Skull Knob | WNW 301° | 869 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806481
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 22 mi
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