Camel Knob
Camel Knob rises to 644 m in North Carolina. Silver Creek Knob stands 861 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Conoway Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31619576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 644 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 21.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 20 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 20 mi
- Opera Box · 20 mi
- Devil's Head · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Conoway Knob: 0.9 mi
- Lookadoo Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Volleyball: 5.5 mi
- Activity Field: 5.5 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.5 mi
- Campfire: 5.6 mi
- Archery Range: 5.6 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 7.0 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 10.3 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Bechtler House: 11.2 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 11.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 12.4 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.2 mi
- Caboose: 12.4 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.5 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.5 mi
- Something Rotten: 15.5 mi
- Viewing Blind: 15.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 14.2 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 16.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 16.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 19.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 17.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 19.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 23.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 23.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 23.5 mi
- Worlds Edge: 21.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- The Pinnacles: 22.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 23.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 9.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 9.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Globe: 19.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 24.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.3 mi
- Boat beach: 15.3 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 24.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Camel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Knob | ENE 61° | 861 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 271° | 762 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 272° | 755 m | 6.8 mi |
| Harris Mountain | W 264° | 751 m | 7.0 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | ENE 67° | 724 m | 6.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 275° | 716 m | 6.1 mi |
| Devils Fork Mountain | ENE 69° | 714 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mike Mountain | W 269° | 699 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 982477 — Camel Knob, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357769738
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