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Hemphill Knob

Hemphill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hemphill Knob rises to 767 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Asheville Recreation Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31626929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
767 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.56845, -82.48901

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Asheville Recreation Park: 0.9 mi
  • Anne Patton Joyce Park: 1.2 mi
  • Murphy-Oakley Park: 1.5 mi
  • Haw Creek Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ray L Kisiah Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 29
Museums: 19
  • Asheville Art Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 3.9 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 4.1 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 4.1 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 18.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Hemphill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobNNE 18°1,500 m8.1 mi
Rocky KnobNNE 18°1,433 m7.5 mi
Richland MountainNNE 15°1,429 m8.2 mi
Richland KnobNNE 15°1,429 m8.2 mi
Jesses High TopE 85°1,326 m7.5 mi
High SwanNNE 17°1,300 m6.8 mi
Black KnobE 93°1,291 m8.1 mi
High Hickory KnobE 84°1,231 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020675 — Hemphill Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807605

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