Helton Knob
Helton Knob rises to 1,078 m in North Carolina. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackburn Knob, a peak 3.7 miles away. New River Valley Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31626880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,078 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.8 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 15 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackburn Knob: 3.7 mi
- Quillen Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 4.4 mi
- Lilah Hill: 5.0 mi
- Grassy Knob: 6.5 mi
- Family Central: 8.0 mi
- Ashe County Park: 8.1 mi
- Paddy Mountain Park: 10.7 mi
- Back Street Park: 10.8 mi
- Bowie Seagrave Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 9.9 mi
- Nana Falls: 11.4 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 12.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Listening Rock: 7.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 8.1 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Spring House: 21.0 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 8.0 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 9.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 20.9 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 22.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Trials Playground: 24.8 mi
- Alligator Back: 15.3 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 15.3 mi
- Devils Garden: 19.0 mi
- Backbone Rock: 22.7 mi
- Brig Spring: 17.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 17.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 17.6 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 21.1 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 21.9 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 22.5 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 21.8 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 24.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 12.3 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Helton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | NW 317° | 1,744 m | 10.9 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | NW 322° | 1,689 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 322° | 1,684 m | 9.9 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,684 m | 12.6 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | NW 318° | 1,551 m | 7.7 mi |
| Three Top Mountain | SW 229° | 1,530 m | 12.6 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | NW 318° | 1,526 m | 8.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,503 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson 2 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 986605 — Helton Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357774628
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