Gosnell Knob
Gosnell Knob rises to 999 m in North Carolina. Lower Haw Knob stands 1,401 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Den Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31625288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 999 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 5.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 15.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 10 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 19 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 19 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Den Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Zade Knob: 1.3 mi
- Sheepstamp Knob: 1.7 mi
- Grapevine Knob: 1.8 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 5.3 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 6.8 mi
- Barnard Park: 7.7 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.6 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 7.0 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 8.3 mi
- Needles Falls: 9.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Moye Rest: 5.6 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.6 mi
- US Constitution: 7.3 mi
- Bill of Rights: 7.3 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 7.3 mi
- Friends: 18.8 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 18.8 mi
- Rock Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Stream: 18.8 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 6.7 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- McElroy House: 18.8 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 18.8 mi
- Doak House Museum: 20.6 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 11.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 6.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 12.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 14.7 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 19.9 mi
- Ironland: 21.2 mi
- Overlook Access: 13.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 14.1 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 18.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 22.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 15.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 20.2 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 24.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 24.2 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 19.2 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 21.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Terrace garden: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Gosnell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Haw Knob | ENE 68° | 1,401 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lick Rock | NNE 15° | 1,393 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | N 10° | 1,393 m | 6.8 mi |
| High Rock | NE 34° | 1,359 m | 5.8 mi |
| Divide Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,342 m | 6.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,292 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Knob | N 357° | 1,282 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 6° | 1,274 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807471
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 22 mi
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