Curtis Knob
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
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 6.7 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 9.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raven Rock Knob: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little White Rock Mountain: 2.5 mi
- White Rock Mountain: 2.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Gardener: 6.0 mi
- Jessie: 6.0 mi
- Founders Bell: 9.7 mi
- Founders Mall: 9.8 mi
- Aspire: 9.9 mi
- 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
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 5.9 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 6.0 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 7.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 6.0 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 8.7 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 9.9 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 12.3 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 13.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.2 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 9.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 10.0 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 10.0 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 14.4 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 25.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 17.8 mi
- Mortimer: 12.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 20.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 312° | 1,362 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bentley Knob | NNW 341° | 1,256 m | 4.8 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNW 341° | 1,197 m | 6.0 mi |
| Deck Hill | NW 320° | 1,186 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,185 m | 4.0 mi |
| Raven Rocks | WNW 297° | 1,181 m | 7.7 mi |
| Blackburn Knob | NNW 332° | 1,171 m | 6.3 mi |
| Yarnall Knob | NNW 331° | 1,170 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357801413
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 28 mi
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