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Four Brothers Knobs

Four Brothers Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Four Brothers Knobs rises to 1,017 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Watch Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31624450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1017 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62012, -82.40318

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Grovemont Park: 1.3 mi
  • Charles D. Owen District Park: 1.6 mi
  • Christmas Tree Stand: 1.9 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Entry-Way Garden: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cascades Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Davids Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Potato House: 4.4 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 4.4 mi
  • The Den: 4.5 mi
  • Tool Shed: 4.5 mi
  • Spring House: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 19
Attractions: 16
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Four Brothers Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craggy DomeNNE 19°1,853 m6.3 mi
Craggy PinnacleNNE 14°1,780 m5.9 mi
Craggy KnobNNE 12°1,699 m4.9 mi
Snowball MountainN 358°1,626 m5.7 mi
Bearpen KnobN 5°1,603 m5.5 mi
Lane PinnacleNNW 346°1,583 m4.3 mi
Rich KnobNNW 330°1,500 m4.7 mi
Hawkbill RockN 354°1,499 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556370737266564640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357773065

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