Bob Knob
Bob Knob rises to 624 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Simms Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31423945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 624 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 25.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 26 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 26 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simms Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hipp Knob: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.8 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Jimmy Knob: 2.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 2.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 4.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 6.0 mi
- Methodist Park: 7.2 mi
- Drexel Heritage Park: 7.2 mi
- Little River Falls: 2.3 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 2.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.0 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 5.2 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 7.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 7.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 7.9 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 18.3 mi
- Martin Luther: 19.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 19.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 19.8 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.1 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.1 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.1 mi
- Wild Percussion: 16.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 7.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 18.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 20.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.8 mi
- Fox Den: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 10.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.2 mi
- Boat beach: 15.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.6 mi
- Mortimer: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Bob Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WSW 254° | 918 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WSW 255° | 907 m | 5.4 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WSW 257° | 905 m | 6.2 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 256° | 901 m | 5.7 mi |
| Walker Top | W 276° | 886 m | 4.1 mi |
| Benn Knob | S 189° | 882 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 243° | 874 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 236° | 870 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806644
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 19 mi
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