Conoway Knob
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
- 5.3 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.5 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 20.8 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 19 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 19 mi
- Opera Box · 19 mi
- Devil's Head · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glenwood Park: 5.6 mi
- Volleyball: 5.7 mi
- Activity Field: 5.7 mi
- Amphitheater: 5.7 mi
- Archery Range: 5.8 mi
- Camel Knob: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rockey Face Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Vein Mountain: 2.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Caboose: 13.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 15.4 mi
- Wild Percussion: 15.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.5 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 15.1 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 15.6 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 19.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 16.7 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 17.7 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 20.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 22.9 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Worlds Edge: 20.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 21.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 22.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 22.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 8.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 8.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 18.6 mi
- Globe: 18.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 23.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 23.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 24.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.3 mi
- Boat beach: 15.3 mi
- 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 8.4 miles of Conoway Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Creek Knob | ENE 65° | 861 m | 8.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 270° | 762 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 270° | 755 m | 5.9 mi |
| Harris Mountain | W 261° | 751 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | ENE 71° | 724 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 274° | 716 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mike Mountain | W 266° | 699 m | 4.6 mi |
| Yellowtop Mountain | ESE 118° | 685 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357770969
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