Courthouse Knob
Courthouse Knob rises to 1,322 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the east-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31621552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1322 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.7 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Richland Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Richland Knob: 0.6 mi
- Ray Knob: 1.0 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.0 mi
- Bull Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 5.2 mi
- The Slabs: 5.2 mi
- Lower Slab: 5.2 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 5.4 mi
- Formal Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Cascades Falls: 5.0 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.4 mi
- Walker Falls: 7.3 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 7.7 mi
- Tennis Court: 1.4 mi
- Spring House: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 1.5 mi
- Tool Shed: 1.5 mi
- Swimming Pool: 1.5 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.7 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 4.9 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 8.6 mi
- Deco Gecko: 8.6 mi
- Passage: 8.7 mi
- Wake: 8.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.3 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.4 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 5.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 7.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 8.2 mi
- Ironland: 8.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 11.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 4.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 6.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 22.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 22.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Courthouse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | ENE 78° | 1,853 m | 5.2 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | ENE 78° | 1,780 m | 4.5 mi |
| Craggy Knob | E 91° | 1,699 m | 4.0 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,626 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | E 79° | 1,603 m | 3.6 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | ESE 107° | 1,583 m | 2.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 137° | 1,500 m | 1.0 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | ENE 65° | 1,499 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807082
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- Asheville · 9 mi
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