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Bruce Knob

Bruce Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bruce Knob rises to 1,074 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31618163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.75261, -82.49152

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • North Buncombe District Park: 4.0 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 5.4 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 5.7 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 59
Historic sites: 33
  • Tennis Court: 6.1 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 6.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.1 mi
  • Spring House: 6.1 mi
  • Tool Shed: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 16
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 11.3 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Bruce Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowball MountainSE 126°1,626 m5.9 mi
Bearpen KnobSE 124°1,603 m6.6 mi
Lane PinnacleSE 142°1,583 m6.3 mi
Rich KnobSSE 153°1,500 m5.7 mi
Hawkbill RockSE 127°1,499 m5.4 mi
Wolfden KnobSE 146°1,493 m5.9 mi
Bull MountainSSE 149°1,473 m5.9 mi
Little Snowball MountainESE 123°1,440 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147566470737266574841
Precip in4.33.84.54.75.04.75.44.95.13.43.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806731

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