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Dan Knob

Dan Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dan Knob rises to 1,108 m in North Carolina. Upper Haw Knob stands 1,492 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Frozen Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31621979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1108 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.87733, -82.58875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 3.4 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 4.3 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.6 mi
  • Barnard Park: 9.6 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Trillium Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Needles Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 5.5 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 7.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 7.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 7.7 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Friends: 16.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 16.4 mi
  • Stream: 16.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 16.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 16.4 mi
Museums: 17
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • Terrace garden: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Overlook Access: 16.1 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 17.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Dan Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Upper Haw KnobNE 43°1,492 m7.5 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNE 51°1,452 m7.8 mi
Lower Haw KnobNE 46°1,401 m5.7 mi
Lick RockN 351°1,393 m7.1 mi
Sugarloaf KnobN 350°1,393 m8.1 mi
High RockN 6°1,359 m6.0 mi
High PeakENE 60°1,345 m7.6 mi
Divide MountainN 353°1,342 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807141

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