Fox Knob
Fox Knob rises to 1,205 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Nellies Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31624503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1205 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 8.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 9 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 9 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nellies Falls: 0.5 mi
- Great Falls: 0.5 mi
- Slatten Falls: 0.7 mi
- Robinson Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Tiger Rock Falls: 1.3 mi
- Isinglass Knob: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 0.9 mi
- Beetree Knob: 1.1 mi
- Goat Knob: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.1 mi
- Canada Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.3 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.7 mi
- River Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- Onion Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 11.0 mi
- Camp John Rock: 15.2 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 15.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 2.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 7.8 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 11.8 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 17.0 mi
- M1: 17.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 10.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.2 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 14.5 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 18.1 mi
- Ear: 10.5 mi
- Chalice: 10.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 10.8 mi
- Wi: 10.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 15.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Fox Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Mountain | SE 128° | 1,414 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 220° | 1,406 m | 3.4 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SW 235° | 1,404 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,392 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,386 m | 4.6 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SSW 193° | 1,380 m | 3.4 mi |
| Neddie Knob | NNE 24° | 1,371 m | 5.0 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,370 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807398
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