Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob rises to 516 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Smart Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 985965).
Wikidata Q31625622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 516 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 25.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 26 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 26 mi
- Opera Box · 26 mi
- Devil's Head · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 8.4 mi
- Volleyball: 8.4 mi
- Activity Field: 8.6 mi
- Campfire: 8.6 mi
- Archery Range: 8.6 mi
- Smart Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cove Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Wease Knob: 1.3 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.2 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 5.2 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 11.3 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bechtler House: 13.5 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 13.8 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Caboose: 11.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 16.7 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 16.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 16.7 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 16.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 16.7 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 16.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 13.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 16.9 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 22.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.2 mi
- Boat beach: 16.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Globe: 22.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.1 mi
- Fox Den: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 25° | 918 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 31° | 907 m | 7.4 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 24° | 905 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 28° | 901 m | 7.3 mi |
| Skull Knob | NNE 32° | 869 m | 6.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | N 7° | 861 m | 4.1 mi |
| High Peak | NE 39° | 829 m | 7.2 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 19° | 827 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 985965 — Grassy Knob, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357773911
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