Celo Knob
Celo Knob rises to 1,922 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Percys Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Celo Knob is the northernmost major peak in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. It is located just north of Mount Mitchell State Park in the Pisgah National Forest. It is the first peak encountered while hiking the Black Mountain Crest Trail from Bowlens Creek. The trail passes to the southwest of the summit, which can be reached by various herd paths.
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Wikidata Q5058413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1922 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 17.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 17.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Percys Peak: 0.3 mi
- Horse Rock: 0.3 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 0.9 mi
- Bluerock Knob: 1.8 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Camp Celo Falls: 3.0 mi
- Galvladi Falls: 4.0 mi
- Toe River Campground: 2.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Burnsville Town Square: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 5.6 mi
- Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 5.7 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.3 mi
- Otway Burns: 5.3 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 11.0 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.2 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 5.4 mi
- McElroy House: 5.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 6.0 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 10.6 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 11.1 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 9.0 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 16.0 mi
- Friends: 5.3 mi
- Stream: 5.3 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 5.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 5.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 2.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 11.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 12.9 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 23.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 11.0 mi
- Boat beach: 21.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.0 mi
- Lost Cove: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Celo Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | S 189° | 2,038 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | S 188° | 2,023 m | 5.2 mi |
| Balsam Cone | S 185° | 2,007 m | 4.4 mi |
| Big Tom | S 187° | 2,002 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cattail Peak | S 187° | 1,986 m | 3.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | S 184° | 1,942 m | 3.6 mi |
| Horse Rock | SSE 166° | 1,893 m | 0.3 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | S 178° | 1,889 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1010141 — Celo Knob, Yancey County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357801165
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