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Hack Knob

Hack Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hack Knob rises to 1,242 m in North Carolina. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1242 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.96066, -82.62681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
Waterfalls: 45
  • Trillium Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Moye Rest: 3.4 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.7 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.7 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 11.7 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 14
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 16.7 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 17.1 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 18.0 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Overlook Access: 12.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 13.8 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 18.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 18.5 mi
  • Friends: 18.5 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 18.6 mi
  • Stream: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 24.4 mi
  • Terrace garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Hack Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Ridge KnobN 3°1,480 m5.8 mi
Camp Creek BaldNW 311°1,480 m6.6 mi
Little Bald MountainNW 314°1,438 m6.8 mi
Lower Haw KnobESE 106°1,401 m6.5 mi
Lick RockNE 39°1,393 m1.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobNNE 17°1,393 m2.3 mi
Big Firescald KnobNNW 327°1,382 m6.4 mi
Little Firescald KnobNW 321°1,373 m6.6 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 solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020584 — Hack Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807544

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