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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 1,403 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Snakeden Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020519).

Wikidata Q31625663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,403 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.25513, -81.72594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 3.2 mi
  • North Street Park: 3.3 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 3.3 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 3.3 mi
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Otter Falls: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 25
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 3.6 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 5.9 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 7.0 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 7.0 mi
  • Round-Up: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Artworks: 16
  • Hellbenders: 3.4 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 3.5 mi
  • Time and Honor: 3.5 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 3.6 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 18.0 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN1,697 m5.4 mi
Old Field BaldNE1,506 m8.2 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE1,490 m6.8 mi
Harmon KnobNNE1,466 m2.5 mi
Rittle KnobNE1,463 m6.0 mi
Rich MountainSE1,455 m1.7 mi
The BaldNW1,420 m8.2 mi
Long Hope MountainNNE1,411 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807503

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