Devil Knob
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
- 1.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 18.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 13 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 18 mi
- Glassmine Falls Overlook (MP 361.2) · 18 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reed Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Peter Cove Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Frozen Knob: 1.7 mi
- Zade Knob: 2.1 mi
- Big Knob: 2.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Friends: 15.7 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 15.7 mi
- Rock Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Stream: 15.7 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 15.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 6.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- McElroy House: 15.6 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 15.6 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 20.4 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 15.1 mi
- 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
- French Broad Rafting: 9.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.3 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 20.8 mi
- Ironland: 22.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 19.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 21.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 22.3 mi
- 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
- Cold Spring: 12.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 18.3 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 22.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 23.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 23.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald | NE 44° | 1,674 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Stamp | NE 43° | 1,639 m | 7.4 mi |
| Upper Haw Knob | ENE 58° | 1,492 m | 5.6 mi |
| Elk Wallow Knob | ENE 67° | 1,452 m | 6.1 mi |
| Firescald Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,442 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lower Haw Knob | ENE 69° | 1,401 m | 3.9 mi |
| Lick Rock | NNW 341° | 1,393 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NNW 341° | 1,393 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
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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- Asheville · 23 mi
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