Peak · North Carolina
Fletcher Knob
Fletcher Knob rises to 559 m in North Carolina. Parks Mountain stands 1,233 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 559 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.95485, -81.69205
- 7.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 10.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 11.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 11 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 11 mi
- Boulder Field Overlook · 11 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- High Knob: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.4 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Adams Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 2.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 6.8 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 7.8 mi
- Gamewell Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 2.9 mi
- Thunder Hole: 3.1 mi
- Triple Drop: 3.1 mi
- Boat Buster: 3.1 mi
- Ten Foot Falls: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 38
- Four Trumpets: 8.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 8.8 mi
- Golden Throat: 8.9 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 8.9 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 36
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 1.1 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 11.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 11.8 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 11.8 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 12.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 12.1 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 12.3 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 12.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.3 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.4 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 10
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 8.5 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.2 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.4 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 12.2 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming beach: 17.5 mi
- Boat beach: 17.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 8.4 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 4.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Fletcher Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Mountain | W 273° | 1,233 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big Rough Knob | NW 308° | 1,233 m | 10.6 mi |
| Headquarters Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,208 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cold Mountain | W 278° | 1,160 m | 9.7 mi |
| Windling Stair Knob | W 272° | 1,037 m | 9.2 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | W 274° | 1,011 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 10° | 1,000 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NW 305° | 930 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1011283 — Fletcher Knob, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357801721
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