Camp Knob
Camp Knob rises to 567 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Printers Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 567 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 20.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 28 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Printers Knob: 0.7 mi
- Paine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Painter Knob: 1.1 mi
- No Business Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Benn Knob: 1.3 mi
- Casar Park: 3.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.1 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 4.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.7 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 8.8 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.9 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.4 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 3.4 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Caboose: 16.4 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 17.7 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 19.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.6 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.1 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 15.9 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Observation Deck: 15.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 21.7 mi
- Martin Luther: 22.7 mi
- Fox Den: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.9 mi
- Boat beach: 18.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Camp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 309° | 918 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 316° | 907 m | 6.8 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 310° | 905 m | 7.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 314° | 901 m | 7.0 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 331° | 886 m | 7.6 mi |
| Benn Knob | NNW 344° | 882 m | 1.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 324° | 874 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 324° | 870 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019494 — Camp Knob, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357806895
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 23 mi
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