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Brooks Knob

Brooks Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Brooks Knob rises to 997 m in North Carolina. Catherine Knob stands 1,223 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alligator Back, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31618046, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
997 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41291, -81.17453

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 17
  • Incredible Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Widows Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 5.3 mi
  • Widows Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 11
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Brooks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherine KnobNNW 329°1,223 m4.3 mi
Fender MountainN 359°1,212 m5.3 mi
Cheek MountainNNW 342°1,196 m4.4 mi
Betsy PeakNW 309°1,186 m4.5 mi
Green MountainENE 69°1,185 m3.5 mi
The PeakW 269°1,176 m10.3 mi
Bullhead MountainENE 68°1,171 m6.4 mi
Peach Bottom MountainNW 325°1,157 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0820:0820:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3316:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542526069737164544336
Precip in4.53.14.95.45.54.95.24.95.14.54.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357769261

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