Peak · North Carolina
Dog Loser Knob
Dog Loser Knob rises to 1,756 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the south-southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shining Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31424401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,756 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.37038, -82.85374
- 2.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 2.1 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 2.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 3 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 3 mi
- East Fork Overlook · 3 mi
- Wagon Road Gap Overlook (MP 411.8) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Boulderfield Falls: 1.6 mi
- Ivestor Ridge Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper Greasy Cove Falls: 2.0 mi
- GPS Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lower Greasy Cove Falls: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Shining Rock: 0.5 mi
- Old Butt Knob: 0.6 mi
- Stairs Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Flower Knob: 1.0 mi
- Grassy Cove Top: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.5 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 10.3 mi
- Canton Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Sorrells Street Park: 11.1 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.5 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.6 mi
- Camp John Rock: 6.9 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Rhododenron Garden: 11.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.9 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 16.0 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 4.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 11.2 mi
- M1: 11.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 14.8 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 19
- Berm Park: 11.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 12.9 mi
- Chalice: 18.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.8 mi
- Ear: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Bald Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 11.0 mi
- River Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.8 mi
- Dunns Rock: 15.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Cradle of Forestry: 4.5 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Shook Museum: 11.7 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 1.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 3.9 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Cool Spring: 20.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 9.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Dog Loser Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Balsam Knob | SSW 202° | 1,890 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Hardy | SW 222° | 1,866 m | 6.2 mi |
| Reinhart Knob | WSW 258° | 1,856 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tennent Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,846 m | 2.5 mi |
| Grassy Cove Top | SSW 201° | 1,844 m | 1.6 mi |
| Sam Knob | SW 219° | 1,844 m | 3.7 mi |
| Shining Rock | WSW 252° | 1,829 m | 0.5 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | SSW 201° | 1,822 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1019996 — Dog Loser Knob, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807202
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