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Double Knobs

Double Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Double Knobs rises to 1,304 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Valley Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31622738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1304 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.16179, -81.92067

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Tufts Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Swank Park: 2.5 mi
  • Corner on Main: 2.7 mi
  • Tate-Evans Park: 2.9 mi
  • Wynn Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • She Falls Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Jones Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 4.7 mi
  • Stack Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.6 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 8.3 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 7.1 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.5 mi
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
Artworks: 20
  • The Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Jessie: 13.7 mi
  • The Gardener: 13.7 mi
  • Hellbenders: 13.7 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 13.7 mi
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 13.6 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Shanty Springs: 6.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.1 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Double Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakESE 119°1,804 m7.1 mi
Hump MountainWSW 254°1,688 m5.3 mi
Beech MountainNE 54°1,663 m2.7 mi
Little Hump MountainWSW 247°1,662 m6.5 mi
Big Yellow MountainWSW 239°1,658 m6.9 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechNE 55°1,652 m2.7 mi
Little Hump MountainWSW 250°1,587 m6.3 mi
Sugar MountainSE 136°1,585 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1220:1120:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440505865686761514235
Precip in4.63.74.94.85.15.15.74.34.63.43.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Banner ELK, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807215

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