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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 664 m in North Carolina. Wolf Pen Mountain stands 929 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4468727

Wikidata Q31625635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
664 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.53429, -82.04788

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Glenwood Park: 6.3 mi
  • Waterfall Park: 6.6 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.8 mi
  • Activity Field: 8.8 mi
  • Volleyball: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Davids Falls: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Attractions: 14
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 9.9 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.1 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 15.9 mi
  • Caboose: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.9 mi
  • Globe: 17.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.5 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf Pen MountainW 277°929 m5.7 mi
Ditney KnobW 276°898 m7.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainWNW 300°839 m4.8 mi
Youngs MountainWSW 241°819 m8.1 mi
Flint KnobW 267°778 m8.4 mi
Logan MountainW 276°776 m8.9 mi
Fork KnobW 264°767 m7.9 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 103°762 m0.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357773915

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