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Big Knob

Big Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Big Knob rises to 1,162 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the west-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hensley Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 7.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4455779.

Wikidata Q31616975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,162 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.01622, -82.67570

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Waterfalls: 27
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.8 mi
  • Moye Rest: 7.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.3 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 13.3 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 13.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Doak House Museum: 12.0 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 13.2 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 13.3 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 10.0 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 11.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 22.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 22.1 mi
  • Friends: 22.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 22.1 mi
  • Stream: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.3 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.1 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 23.3 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldWNW1,480 m2.3 mi
Green Ridge KnobENE1,480 m3.6 mi
Gravel KnobNE1,478 m4.1 mi
Big ButtNE1,467 m4.2 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW1,438 m2.4 mi
Wilson KnobNE1,396 m7.0 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE1,393 m3.8 mi
Lick RockSE1,393 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019147 — Big Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806528

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