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Green Ridge Knob

Green Ridge Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Green Ridge Knob rises to 1,480 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravel Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1480 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.04511, -82.62181

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Birchfield Camp Falls: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Moye Rest: 7.0 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 10.2 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 14.2 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
  • David Crockett Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 12.0 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.2 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rock Bridge: 20.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 20.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 20.1 mi
  • Friends: 20.1 mi
  • Stream: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 15.1 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 19.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.3 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 24.1 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.6 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Green Ridge Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldESE 117°1,674 m8.3 mi
Big StampESE 116°1,639 m8.2 mi
Camp Creek BaldWSW 254°1,480 m5.4 mi
Gravel KnobNNW 345°1,478 m1.2 mi
Big ButtNNW 337°1,467 m1.6 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW 258°1,438 m5.3 mi
Wilson KnobNE 47°1,396 m3.4 mi
Sugarloaf KnobS 174°1,393 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807532

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