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Brushy Knob

Brushy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Knob rises to 511 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Swenk Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31423993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
511 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60624, -81.58843

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park: 1.2 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 2.3 mi
  • George Hildebeand Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Casar Park: 6.7 mi
  • Methodist Park: 7.6 mi
Museums: 26
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.7 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 11.0 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 11.1 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Little River Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 2.8 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 11
  • Historic Town Limits: 11.0 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 11.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Old Hickory Tavern: 16.4 mi
  • Lattimore Caboose: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Observation Deck: 10.9 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.4 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Brushy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobW 273°918 m9.3 mi
Hickory KnobW 275°907 m8.4 mi
Propst MountainW 274°905 m9.3 mi
Buzzard RoostW 275°901 m8.8 mi
Walker TopWNW 289°886 m7.8 mi
Benn KnobSW 235°882 m4.9 mi
Rainbow MountainW 272°874 m6.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainW 269°870 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019333 — Brushy Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357806738

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