Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 1,282 m in North Carolina. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4455778.
Wikidata Q31616962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,282 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 7.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 11.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 15.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 12 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 23 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 24 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hack Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Knob: 1.8 mi
- Lick Rock: 1.8 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 7.1 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Barnard Park: 11.5 mi
- Trillium Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 4.5 mi
- Margarette Falls: 7.0 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 7.5 mi
- Moye Rest: 4.4 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.3 mi
- US Constitution: 12.6 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 12.6 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
- Doak House Museum: 15.3 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 15.9 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.6 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 16.7 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 11.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.1 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Rock Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 19.5 mi
- Friends: 19.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 19.5 mi
- Stream: 19.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.1 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 10.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 19.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 22.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 24.2 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | NNE 12° | 1,480 m | 4.8 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | NW 307° | 1,480 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gravel Knob | N 7° | 1,478 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Butt | N 4° | 1,467 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NW 311° | 1,438 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NE 53° | 1,393 m | 1.8 mi |
| Lick Rock | E 85° | 1,393 m | 1.8 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NNW 327° | 1,382 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806527
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
- Johnson City · 28 mi
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