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Green Knob

Green Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Green Knob rises to 1,540 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31625935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1540 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.71890, -82.22423

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Licklog Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Curtis Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Setrock Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Slick Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 29
Artworks: 24
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 10.5 mi
  • Friends: 14.3 mi
  • Stream: 14.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 14.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.6 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.7 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.0 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 13.3 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.4 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.8 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellNW 324°2,038 m3.9 mi
Mount CraigNNW 333°2,023 m4.6 mi
Balsam ConeNNW 340°2,007 m5.2 mi
Big TomNNW 335°2,002 m4.7 mi
Cattail PeakNNW 341°1,986 m5.7 mi
Clingmans PeakWNW 288°1,981 m3.7 mi
Mount GibbesWNW 292°1,971 m3.7 mi
Potato KnobWNW 281°1,946 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357805487

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