Catherine Knob
Catherine Knob rises to 1,223 m in North Carolina. Fender Mountain stands 1,212 m to the northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Peach Bottom Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31619913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,223 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 3 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 5 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peach Bottom Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cheek Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Betsy Peak: 1.6 mi
- Fender Mountain: 2.7 mi
- The Peak: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Crouse Park: 6.0 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 6.2 mi
- Family Central: 12.6 mi
- Traphill Historic District: 13.4 mi
- Incredible Falls: 7.6 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 8.0 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Widows Falls: 9.4 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 3.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 5.0 mi
- US 21 overlook: 14.5 mi
- Listening Rock: 19.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 20.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 14.6 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 14.6 mi
- Forestry Center: 17.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 20.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 3.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 3.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 6.7 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 19.0 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 19.5 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 20.4 mi
- 100 Strong: 24.5 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 24.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 12.5 mi
- Transitional Peace: 24.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 14.0 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Catherine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fender Mountain | NE 51° | 1,212 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cheek Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,196 m | 1.0 mi |
| Betsy Peak | WSW 239° | 1,186 m | 1.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,185 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | E 99° | 1,171 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peach Bottom Mountain | W 270° | 1,157 m | 0.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,136 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Grandfather Mountain | S 186° | 1,130 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806929
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