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Deerlick Knob

Deerlick Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Deerlick Knob rises to 1,117 m in North Carolina. Hogback Mountain stands 1,503 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21760, -83.29293

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Laurel Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Katies Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Kindling Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cullowhee Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Greenway Park: 5.0 mi
  • Franklin Town Square: 5.5 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Macon County Veterns Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 13
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 18.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Deerlick Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSE 137°1,503 m5.7 mi
Little Hogback MountainSE 134°1,502 m5.9 mi
Old Rocky MountainESE 113°1,462 m4.0 mi
Wolf KnobE 98°1,457 m4.3 mi
Buck KnobE 101°1,418 m5.1 mi
Sheep KnobNE 46°1,417 m3.9 mi
Rough MountainESE 122°1,417 m6.2 mi
Big MountainESE 119°1,405 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2020:1420:52
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:3916:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148556371747368574740
Precip in5.34.44.95.04.55.04.14.74.33.84.35.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019942 — Deerlick Knob, Macon County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807165

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