Brushy Knob
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
- 9.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 29.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 27 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 30 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swenk Knob: 1.1 mi
- Doublehead Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Noah Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Butler Knob: 2.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Historic Beginnings: 16.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 17.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 21.2 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 21.2 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 13.8 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 18.8 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 20.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 20.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fox Den: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.0 mi
- Boat beach: 19.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | W 273° | 918 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 275° | 907 m | 8.4 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 274° | 905 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 275° | 901 m | 8.8 mi |
| Walker Top | WNW 289° | 886 m | 7.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | SW 235° | 882 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 272° | 874 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 269° | 870 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 17 mi
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