Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 1,320 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31616924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,320 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 9 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 10 mi
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 10 mi
- Caney Fork Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Slatten Falls: 0.8 mi
- Great Falls: 1.0 mi
- Robinson Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tiger Rock Falls: 1.2 mi
- Verde Falls: 1.3 mi
- Hickory Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Bear Knob: 0.6 mi
- Isinglass Knob: 1.2 mi
- Bear Creek Ridge: 1.4 mi
- Fox Knob: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 2.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.8 mi
- Canada Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 5.2 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Onion Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 5.8 mi
- Catamount Statue: 9.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.9 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 14.5 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 9.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 13.2 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 6.7 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 10.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 15.7 mi
- M1: 18.7 mi
- Ear: 9.2 mi
- Chalice: 9.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 9.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 14.3 mi
- Sylva Mural: 14.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.0 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 19.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 16.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | SE 126° | 1,414 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 197° | 1,406 m | 3.4 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SW 215° | 1,404 m | 3.7 mi |
| Laurel Knob | S 173° | 1,380 m | 4.0 mi |
| Neddie Knob | NE 40° | 1,371 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | SE 143° | 1,370 m | 3.4 mi |
| Shelton Pisgah Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,365 m | 5.0 mi |
| Peak Knob | SW 235° | 1,356 m | 3.3 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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019141 — Big Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806519
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