Harmon Knob
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.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31626457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,466 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 5.9 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 9.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 7.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 9 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 9 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 11 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Buckeye Knob: 2.2 mi
- Ellison Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Nettle Knob: 2.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Children's Playhouse: 5.3 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 9.2 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 9.6 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 10.8 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 5.3 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 6.4 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.0 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 13.8 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 15.1 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 13.4 mi
- Trials Playground: 13.5 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 0.6 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 12.1 mi
- 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
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 5.7 mi
- 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
- Elk Shoals: 16.1 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.5 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Mortimer: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Harmon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | N 358° | 1,697 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,633 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Peak | NNE 24° | 1,573 m | 8.7 mi |
| Old Field Bald | NE 41° | 1,506 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pine Orchard Knob | NE 48° | 1,490 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rittle Knob | NE 48° | 1,463 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Bald | NW 309° | 1,420 m | 7.3 mi |
| Long Hope Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,411 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807567
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 30 mi
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