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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 1,040 m in North Carolina. Whiteside Mountain stands 1,489 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31625539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,040 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.02842, -83.02626

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Whitewater Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Portage Left Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Corbin Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Waddle Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Wheelchair Accessable Falls: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Silver Run Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 6.0 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 6.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 14.2 mi
  • Oconee County Cage: 18.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 19.4 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 20.3 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.6 mi
  • North Beach: 14.6 mi
  • South Beach: 15.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Indian Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Ear: 20.9 mi
  • Chalice: 21.3 mi
  • American Eclipse: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteside MountainWNW1,489 m7.3 mi
Chimneytop MountainNNW1,401 m5.5 mi
Terrapin MountainWNW1,357 m4.0 mi
Sassafras MountainN1,335 m3.8 mi
Blackrock MountainWNW1,328 m7.3 mi
Rocky MountainNNW1,322 m6.2 mi
Little Terrapin MountainNW1,235 m4.7 mi
Coldsides MountainWNW1,218 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045536067706964544639
Precip in8.16.27.36.76.67.87.18.97.66.47.07.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807487

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