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Goldview Knob

Goldview Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Goldview Knob rises to 767 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Baird Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
767 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66178, -82.58791

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lake View Park: 2.2 mi
  • Woodfin Riverside Park: 2.2 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 2.3 mi
  • Silver Line Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 28
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Italian Garden: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 19
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 4.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 5.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.6 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 19.6 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Goldview Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobE 81°1,500 m8.1 mi
Rocky KnobE 85°1,433 m7.9 mi
Richland MountainE 79°1,429 m7.9 mi
Richland KnobE 79°1,429 m7.9 mi
Courthouse KnobENE 75°1,322 m7.6 mi
High SwanE 89°1,300 m7.5 mi
Middle MountainNE 45°1,249 m8.0 mi
North KnobNE 50°1,233 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807466

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