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Goat Knob

Goat Knob, a peak in North Carolina
Goat Knob, a peak in North CarolinaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Goat Knob, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Goat Knob rises to 1,034 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,486 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31625198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1034 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.21760, -83.03292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Flat Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Robinson Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Verde Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Tiger Rock Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Grandmas Kitchen Falls: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.0 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 3.2 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 3.8 mi
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 5.7 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 13
Museums: 13
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 10.3 mi
  • Chalice: 10.4 mi
  • American Eclipse: 10.5 mi
  • Wi: 10.6 mi
  • Moai Statue: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 23.9 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Goat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNNE 24°1,486 m4.9 mi
Cold MountainSE 143°1,414 m4.4 mi
Bear MountainSW 217°1,406 m4.6 mi
Glassyrock MountainSW 228°1,404 m5.2 mi
Little Hogback MountainS 169°1,392 m5.5 mi
Hogback MountainS 169°1,386 m5.5 mi
Laurel KnobSSW 196°1,380 m4.6 mi
Neddie KnobNNE 23°1,371 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807460

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