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Harmon Knob

Harmon Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Harmon Knob rises to 1,466 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 4.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1466 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.28763, -81.70594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 4.7 mi
  • North Street Park: 4.7 mi
  • Arborcrest Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 9.3 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 5.5 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 7.2 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 8.5 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 8.5 mi
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 4.9 mi
  • Hellbenders: 4.9 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 5.0 mi
  • Time and Honor: 5.0 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 5.1 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Brig Spring: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.1 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainN 358°1,697 m3.0 mi
Rich MountainNNW 340°1,633 m1.8 mi
The PeakNNE 24°1,573 m8.7 mi
Old Field BaldNE 41°1,506 m5.7 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 48°1,490 m4.4 mi
Rittle KnobNE 48°1,463 m3.6 mi
Rich MountainS 180°1,455 m3.6 mi
The BaldNW 309°1,420 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807567

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