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Conoway Knob

Conoway Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Conoway Knob rises to 646 m in North Carolina. Silver Creek Knob stands 861 m to the east-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Camel Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
646 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53374, -81.93010

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 5.6 mi
  • Volleyball: 5.7 mi
  • Activity Field: 5.7 mi
  • Amphitheater: 5.7 mi
  • Archery Range: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 53
  • Somey Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Resurrection Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Sally Queen Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
Museums: 19
  • Marion Train Depot: 11.2 mi
  • Bechtler House: 11.3 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Historic Carson House: 13.0 mi
  • Bostic Lincoln Center: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
  • Globe: 18.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Conoway Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Creek KnobENE 65°861 m8.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainW 270°762 m6.2 mi
Rich MountainW 270°755 m5.9 mi
Harris MountainW 261°751 m6.1 mi
Shoal MountainENE 71°724 m7.2 mi
Grassy MountainW 274°716 m5.1 mi
Mike MountainW 266°699 m4.6 mi
Yellowtop MountainESE 118°685 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:0920:47
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:3416:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357770969

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