Peak · North Carolina
Billys Knob
Billys Knob rises to 615 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodruff Branch Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31617290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 615 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.05513, -81.70538
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 9.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 10.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Woodruff Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
- Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Walker Hollow Falls: 2.4 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 3.4 mi
- Thunderhole Falls: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Globe Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mills Knob: 2.1 mi
- Little Rocky Knob: 2.2 mi
- Polecat Knob: 2.3 mi
- Tate Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Blowing Rock City Park: 5.6 mi
- Broyhill Park: 5.6 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 5.6 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center and Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 37
- The Gardener: 5.6 mi
- Jessie: 5.6 mi
- The Rock: 10.9 mi
- Founders Bell: 11.0 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 35
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 6.6 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 6.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 6.9 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 8.0 mi
- Mystery House: 8.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.6 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 6.5 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.3 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 5.7 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 11.1 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 11.1 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Scheer Bluffs: 7.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 11
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.1 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Woods Walk: 7.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 6.9 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 6.3 mi
- Shanty Springs: 7.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.2 mi
- Boat beach: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 5.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Billys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | WNW 304° | 1,804 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 305° | 1,466 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | W 274° | 1,408 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,362 m | 7.6 mi |
| Beacon Heights | WNW 285° | 1,327 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Rough Knob | W 267° | 1,233 m | 7.7 mi |
| Green Knob | N 354° | 1,196 m | 6.5 mi |
| Raven Rocks | N 359° | 1,181 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019178 — Billys Knob, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806557
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