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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 430 m in North Carolina. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,208 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1020509)

Wikidata Q31625606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
430 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.40484, -82.18261

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dittmer-Watts Nature Trail Park: 0.7 mi
  • Morse Park: 3.3 mi
  • Chimney Rock Village River Park: 4.0 mi
  • Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 4.3 mi
  • The Gathering Place: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bottomless Pools: 3.2 mi
  • Pool Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Upper Pool Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hickory Nut Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Battle of Round Mountain Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 10.6 mi
  • Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 11.3 mi
  • Blockhouse marker: 14.6 mi
Museums: 23
  • House of Flags: 10.6 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Bechtler House: 12.9 mi
  • KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 22
Attractions: 15
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 1.3 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 3.8 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 15.4 mi
  • Pacolet River Passenger Car: 15.7 mi
  • Southern X793: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Globe: 10.5 mi
  • Orange Bear: 15.5 mi
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 16.0 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 22.1 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainW 271°1,208 m4.9 mi
Shumont MountainNW 322°1,156 m5.5 mi
Round MountainNNW 346°1,049 m9.5 mi
Stony MountainW 281°1,039 m5.2 mi
Weed Patch MountainNNW 339°1,039 m6.8 mi
Cedar KnobNW 315°1,021 m5.5 mi
Grant MountainWNW 295°1,003 m9.1 mi
Rich MountainWNW 289°1,001 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1520:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3516:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586674777670604942
Precip in5.04.14.84.64.95.35.96.54.94.34.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020509 — Grassy Knob, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807489

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