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Bills Knob

Bills Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bills Knob rises to 1,051 m in North Carolina. Mount Sterling stands 1,781 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowbird Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31617234, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1051 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77371, -83.06515

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 56
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 6.9 mi
Parks: 37
Historic sites: 15
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 13.1 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 15.4 mi
  • Ghost Town Village: 17.2 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 17.5 mi
  • Dolly Parton childhood home: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 12
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 5.6 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 14.4 mi
  • Forbidden Caverns: 18.2 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 18.4 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Cosby Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Springs: 7
Museums: 7
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Shook Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
  • Mountain Farm Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Chief Junaluska: 17.7 mi
  • Berm Park: 22.3 mi
  • Bear: 24.9 mi
  • Selu Statue: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Bills Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SterlingSSW 213°1,780.95 m5.9 mi
Cosby KnobWSW 246°1,585.1 m7.5 mi
Indian KnobSSW 206°1,562.24 m8.1 mi
Ross KnobWSW 246°1,549.16 m8.1 mi
Sunup KnobWSW 252°1,534.24 m6.2 mi
Mount CammererW 263°1,502.05 m5.4 mi
Rocky Face MountainWSW 254°1,417.19 m6.9 mi
Max Patch MountainENE 75°1,407 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586672767569594942
Precip in4.23.94.74.44.66.46.54.64.02.73.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806552

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