Evans Knob
Evans Knob rises to 1,063 m in North Carolina. Graybeard Mountain stands 1,635 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jobs Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.2 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,063 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Drovers Road
- 16.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Davids Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 2.4 mi
- Catawba Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Catawaba Falls: 2.6 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 5.2 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 1.9 mi
- Town Square: 2.2 mi
- Youth Center Park: 2.5 mi
- Lake Tomahawk Park: 2.6 mi
- Welsh Field: 3.2 mi
- Jobs Peak: 0.5 mi
- Miami Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lakey Knob: 1.6 mi
- Kitsuma Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 6.4 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.1 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 8.6 mi
- Potato House: 10.5 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 10.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 2.9 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 2.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 11.6 mi
- Historic Carson House: 14.5 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.4 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.0 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 12.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 14.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 2.8 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 10.4 mi
- Wake: 14.9 mi
- Deco Gecko: 14.9 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 14.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 6.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 9.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 13.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 13.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 1.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 7.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 7.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 22.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Evans Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graybeard Mountain | N 357° | 1,635 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Slaty | N 356° | 1,597 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Slaty | N 353° | 1,524 m | 5.4 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | NNE 14° | 1,471 m | 7.1 mi |
| Walker's Knob | N 360° | 1,455 m | 5.2 mi |
| Forked Ridge Knob | NNW 347° | 1,375 m | 4.7 mi |
| Middle Mountain | N 351° | 1,328 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jesses High Top | WSW 248° | 1,326 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807297
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 15 mi
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