Peak · North Carolina
Cold Knob
Cold Knob rises to 1,096 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31620987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1096 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.45511, -82.65290
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 1 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 1 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 1 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Kramers Vista: 0.7 mi
- Double Head: 1.0 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.2 mi
- Truckwheel Mountain: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 3.9 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 4.2 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.6 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 5.0 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Ferin Fire Tower: 1.2 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.3 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 11.0 mi
- Anne Penland: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 3.5 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.7 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 3.8 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.8 mi
- Miniature Railroad: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 17
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 5.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 7.1 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 8.0 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.0 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 9.7 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 12.1 mi
- High Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.9 mi
- Dunns Rock: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 8.3 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 9.6 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 9.6 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 9.7 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 9.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.1 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 10.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.2 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.2 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 13.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 13.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 13.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 4.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Cold Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 251° | 1,744 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,611 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,611 m | 6.2 mi |
| Candler Knob | WSW 250° | 1,381 m | 4.8 mi |
| Stony Bald | WSW 254° | 1,363 m | 4.3 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SW 228° | 1,337 m | 4.9 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SW 223° | 1,246 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SW 220° | 1,230 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019723 — Cold Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807037
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