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Ebb Knob

Ebb Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ebb Knob rises to 1,022 m in North Carolina. Old Rocky Mountain stands 1,462 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Panther Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31623168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1022 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.28954, -83.20459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bocce courts: 1.3 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 1.3 mi
  • East Laporte River Park: 3.3 mi
  • Webster River Access Point: 3.7 mi
  • Tuckasegee River Put Ins: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cullowhee Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Breakbone Falls: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
  • Fine Art Museum: 1.7 mi
  • American Museum of the House Cat: 3.6 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Judaculla Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 6.2 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 6.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 9.4 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 1.5 mi
  • Wi: 2.0 mi
  • American Eclipse: 2.1 mi
  • Chalice: 2.1 mi
  • Moai Statue: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 17.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Moody Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Ebb Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Rocky MountainSSW 191°1,462 m6.7 mi
Wolf KnobS 187°1,457 m5.6 mi
Black MountainNE 48°1,431 m7.4 mi
Buck KnobS 180°1,418 m6.0 mi
Sheep KnobSW 224°1,417 m3.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 40°1,384 m7.3 mi
Eagle KnobS 189°1,371 m4.6 mi
Turkey KnobSW 221°1,358 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020098 — Ebb Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807271

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