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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 1,007 m in North Carolina. Big Cataloochee Mountain stands 1,875 m to the west-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Welcome Center, a rest area 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31625513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1007 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.69760, -83.03098

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
  • West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Mouse Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Gunter Fork Cascades: 9.1 mi
Parks: 46
Historic sites: 19
  • Ghost Town Village: 12.5 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Masonic Monument: 13.7 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 16.6 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 9.4 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 10.6 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 14.0 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 14.5 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.1 mi
  • Berm Park: 17.2 mi
  • Selu Statue: 22.0 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 24.8 mi
  • Moai Statue: 24.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Shook Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Mountain Farm Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 22.1 mi
  • Sylva Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Covered bridges: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Cataloochee MountainWSW 258°1,875.19 m8.3 mi
Big ButtWSW 257°1,838.05 m8.0 mi
Mount SterlingW 273°1,780.95 m5.1 mi
Crabtree BaldESE 116°1,621 m7.4 mi
Sandymush BaldE 98°1,566 m8.4 mi
Indian KnobWSW 250°1,562.24 m5.8 mi
Purchase KnobSSW 193°1,550.02 m8.0 mi
Sunup KnobWNW 293°1,534.24 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1019:44
June solstice06:1720:1420:52
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3916:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845536066696863534438

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807491

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