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Candler Knob

Candler Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Candler Knob rises to 1,381 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Bald, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1381 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.43122, -82.73235

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 34
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 1.5 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 3.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 10.7 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Stream Garden: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 19
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 8.0 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 12.8 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 13.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 13.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Cradle of Forestry: 6.1 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Shook Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 13.5 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 2.3 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Candler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWSW 255°1,744 m1.4 mi
Fryingpan MountainSW 222°1,621 m3.5 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSW 231°1,611 m0.9 mi
Little Bald MountainSSW 204°1,611 m1.8 mi
Big BaldSW 216°1,588 m2.8 mi
Beech KnobSW 223°1,547 m4.1 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopNW 305°1,464 m4.7 mi
Fork MountainWSW 254°1,452 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556269727165554539
Precip in4.03.34.14.74.44.45.74.14.63.54.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1009993 — Candler Knob, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357801108

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