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Ditney Knob

Ditney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ditney Knob rises to 898 m in North Carolina. Blue Rock Knob stands 1,225 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Logan Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
898 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.54512, -82.18289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 1.3 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lindley Park: 5.2 mi
  • Old Fort Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Andrews Geyser: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Davids Falls: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 28
Museums: 26
Attractions: 24
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.7 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 8.6 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 14.2 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 17.1 mi
  • Globe: 19.1 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 20.5 mi
  • Wake: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue Rock KnobWSW 250°1,225 m7.9 mi
Shumont MountainSSW 212°1,156 m6.3 mi
Dill KnobW 276°1,155 m6.8 mi
Lakey KnobWNW 290°1,136 m7.7 mi
Miller MountainWSW 246°1,095 m7.7 mi
Evans KnobWNW 302°1,063 m7.1 mi
Rocky KnobW 266°1,052 m6.1 mi
Round MountainWSW 257°1,049 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807186

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