Bolin Knob
Bolin Knob rises to 634 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the east-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31423950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 634 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 23 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 23 mi
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Buck Creek Gap Parking Overlook (MP 344.1) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 1.5 mi
- Pasture Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 1.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 5.8 mi
- Glenwood Park: 8.9 mi
- Simpson Field: 9.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 10.4 mi
- Volleyball: 10.6 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 4.6 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.6 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.6 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.7 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 15.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.7 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.7 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 19.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 24.0 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 11.0 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 23.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.1 mi
- Boat beach: 12.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.1 mi
- Globe: 24.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.1 mi
- Fox Den: 20.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Bolin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | ENE 60° | 918 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | ENE 62° | 907 m | 5.4 mi |
| Propst Mountain | ENE 57° | 905 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | ENE 60° | 901 m | 5.1 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 53° | 886 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 72° | 874 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 76° | 870 m | 6.8 mi |
| Skull Knob | ENE 69° | 869 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 981696 — Bolin Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357768967
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 30 mi
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