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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
1162 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: 45
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: 15
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
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
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 BaldWNW 283°1,480 m2.3 mi
Green Ridge KnobENE 56°1,480 m3.6 mi
Gravel KnobNE 41°1,478 m4.1 mi
Big ButtNE 35°1,467 m4.2 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 292°1,438 m2.4 mi
Wilson KnobNE 52°1,396 m7.0 mi
Sugarloaf KnobESE 116°1,393 m3.8 mi
Lick RockSE 124°1,393 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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