Flint Knob
Flint Knob rises to 778 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 778 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 7.4 mi off the Drovers Road
- 12.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
- Pulpit Rock · 7 mi
- Vista Rock · 7 mi
- Opera Box · 7 mi
- Devil's Head · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fork Knob: 0.6 mi
- Ditney Knob: 1.4 mi
- Logan Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Major Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Standing Rock Falls: 1.8 mi
- Broad River Falls: 5.5 mi
- Davids Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper Catawba Falls: 5.8 mi
- Catawba Falls: 5.9 mi
- Waterfall Park: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 3.0 mi
- Lindley Park: 6.3 mi
- Morse Park: 6.7 mi
- The Gathering Place: 6.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.3 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 9.4 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 12.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 14.8 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Spring Garden: 19.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 20.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.9 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 6.9 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 9.3 mi
- Historic Carson House: 13.7 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.9 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 7.5 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 15.4 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 20.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 16.8 mi
- Globe: 18.3 mi
- Statue of Diana: 19.8 mi
- Wake: 20.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 7.7 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 12.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 9.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 9.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 13.0 mi
- Lenox Spring: 21.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Boat beach: 23.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.6 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 17.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Flint Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,341 m | 7.9 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | WSW 257° | 1,225 m | 6.8 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,160 m | 7.2 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,156 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dill Knob | WNW 287° | 1,155 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lakey Knob | WNW 301° | 1,136 m | 7.5 mi |
| Miller Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,095 m | 6.6 mi |
| Evans Knob | NW 313° | 1,063 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807355
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 21 mi
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