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Curtis Knob

Curtis Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Curtis Knob rises to 757 m in North Carolina. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,362 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
757 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.09374, -81.58343

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Silvervale Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Dugger Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Glen Marie Falls: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Buffalo Cove Community Center: 3.4 mi
  • Sterling Creek Park: 5.8 mi
  • Blowing Rock City Park: 6.0 mi
  • Broyhill Park: 6.1 mi
  • Blowing Rock Pool: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 32
Attractions: 27
  • Mystery House: 5.8 mi
  • Mystery Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Ferris Wheel: 6.5 mi
  • Planes & Helicopters: 6.5 mi
  • Tilt-a-Whirl: 6.5 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 3
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat Top MountainNW 312°1,362 m7.1 mi
Bentley KnobNNW 341°1,256 m4.8 mi
Goshen HillNNW 341°1,197 m6.0 mi
Deck HillNW 320°1,186 m7.8 mi
Sampson MountainNNW 345°1,185 m4.0 mi
Raven RocksWNW 297°1,181 m7.7 mi
Blackburn KnobNNW 332°1,171 m6.3 mi
Yarnall KnobNNW 331°1,170 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:1020:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3416:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340505764686761514234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357801413

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