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Camp Knob

Camp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.54680, -81.65371

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums: 24
  • 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
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 3
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • Historic Beginnings: 21.7 mi
  • Martin Luther: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNW 309°918 m7.3 mi
Hickory KnobNW 316°907 m6.8 mi
Propst MountainNW 310°905 m7.4 mi
Buzzard RoostNW 314°901 m7.0 mi
Walker TopNNW 331°886 m7.6 mi
Benn KnobNNW 344°882 m1.3 mi
Rainbow MountainNW 324°874 m5.4 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW 324°870 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248576674777570594741
Precip in4.23.54.54.44.15.04.64.44.33.53.74.3

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

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