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Devil Knob

Devil Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Devil Knob rises to 1,137 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1137 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91427, -82.58069

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 2.1 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 6.6 mi
  • Barnard Park: 11.0 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 12.1 mi
  • Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Trillium Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Higgins Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Moye Rest: 2.9 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 9.2 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 9.9 mi
  • US Constitution: 9.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Friends: 15.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 15.7 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 15.7 mi
  • Stream: 15.7 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 15.7 mi
Museums: 16
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Overlook Access: 15.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 16.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • Terrace garden: 21.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 22.9 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Devil Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNE 44°1,674 m7.3 mi
Big StampNE 43°1,639 m7.4 mi
Upper Haw KnobENE 58°1,492 m5.6 mi
Elk Wallow KnobENE 67°1,452 m6.1 mi
Firescald MountainENE 69°1,442 m7.1 mi
Lower Haw KnobENE 69°1,401 m3.9 mi
Lick RockNNW 341°1,393 m4.7 mi
Sugarloaf KnobNNW 341°1,393 m5.7 mi

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 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019957 — Devil Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807170

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