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Hemphill Knob

Hemphill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hemphill Knob rises to 988 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the east, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brank Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
988 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70928, -82.50957

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 2.9 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 2.9 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 3.7 mi
  • Lake View Park: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Historic sites: 35
  • Tennis Court: 4.1 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 4.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 4.1 mi
  • Spring House: 4.1 mi
  • Tool Shed: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Italian Garden: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 16
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 8.1 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.2 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Hemphill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowball MountainE 95°1,626 m5.8 mi
Lane PinnacleESE 111°1,583 m5.3 mi
Rich KnobESE 120°1,500 m4.2 mi
Hawkbill RockE 92°1,499 m5.4 mi
Wolfden KnobESE 114°1,493 m4.7 mi
Bull MountainESE 117°1,473 m4.5 mi
Little Snowball MountainE 80°1,440 m4.5 mi
Rocky KnobSE 127°1,433 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807607

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