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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 1,662 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Moody Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020513)

Wikidata Q31625675, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1662 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.84984, -82.26540

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Locust Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Whiteoak Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Camp Celo Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Falling Water Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 33
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 5.0 mi
  • Otway Burns: 5.0 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 12.0 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.8 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 18
  • Friends: 5.0 mi
  • Stream: 5.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 5.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 5.0 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 9.5 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 10.5 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.1 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 12.2 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.7 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.0 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellS 180°2,038 m5.9 mi
Mount CraigS 178°2,023 m5.0 mi
Balsam ConeS 173°2,007 m4.2 mi
Big TomS 176°2,002 m4.8 mi
Cattail PeakS 173°1,986 m3.7 mi
Potato HillS 169°1,942 m3.5 mi
Celo KnobE 80°1,922 m0.9 mi
Horse RockE 98°1,893 m1.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526066696863534337
Precip in5.94.65.36.05.95.85.85.66.04.34.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807495

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