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Carpenter Knob

Carpenter Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Carpenter Knob rises to 456 m in North Carolina. Hickory Knob stands 907 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31614665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
456 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54735, -81.53454

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park: 4.2 mi
  • Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 4.8 mi
  • Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 4.9 mi
  • Casar Park: 5.4 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.5 mi
Museums: 26
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.6 mi
  • C Grier Beam Truck Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Cherryville Historical Society: 14.5 mi
  • Cherryville Railroad Museum: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 6.5 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Little River Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Lake Hickory Attractions: 15.9 mi
  • Shelby Corn Maze: 19.3 mi
  • Caboose: 21.2 mi
  • Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
  • Something Rotten: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Historic Town Limits: 16.1 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 16.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Old Hickory Tavern: 16.8 mi
  • Lattimore Caboose: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Historic Beginnings: 16.8 mi
  • Martin Luther: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Observation Deck: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Gardens: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Carpenter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobWNW 293°907 m12.4 mi
Buzzard RoostWNW 292°901 m12.7 mi
Walker TopWNW 303°886 m12.3 mi
Benn KnobW 280°882 m7.2 mi
Rainbow MountainWNW 294°874 m10.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 292°870 m10.4 mi
Skull KnobWNW 289°869 m12.3 mi
Krunkleton KnobWNW 297°839 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3216:3817:17

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 982670 — Carpenter Knob, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357769880

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