Hickory Knob
Hickory Knob rises to 907 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-southwest, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31424791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 907 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 22 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 23 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 24 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 0.3 mi
- Skull Knob: 0.8 mi
- Krunkleton Knob: 0.9 mi
- Propst Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Icy Knob: 1.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 2.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.2 mi
- Simpson Field: 7.5 mi
- Carbon City Park: 8.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 8.1 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.5 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 9.2 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.2 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.3 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.0 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.1 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 23.3 mi
- Across the Grain: 23.3 mi
- Something Rotten: 12.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 12.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 9.5 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.9 mi
- Observation Deck: 18.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.1 mi
- Boat beach: 12.2 mi
- Fox Den: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WSW 252° | 918 m | 1.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 266° | 905 m | 0.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 273° | 901 m | 0.3 mi |
| Walker Top | NNE 30° | 886 m | 2.1 mi |
| Benn Knob | SE 129° | 882 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 107° | 874 m | 1.6 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ESE 116° | 870 m | 2.0 mi |
| Skull Knob | SSW 197° | 869 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807632
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 24 mi
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