Hickory Knob
Hickory Knob rises to 1,086 m in North Carolina. Fryingpan Mountain stands 1,621 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Hickory Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31627115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1086 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 1.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Pounding Mill Overlook (MP 413.2) · 5 mi
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7) · 5 mi
- Log Hollow Overlook (MP 416.6) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Hickory Knob: 0.7 mi
- Horse Knob: 0.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Mine Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Clawhammer Falls: 1.5 mi
- Avery Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Laughing Falls: 1.8 mi
- Silver Ribbon Falls: 1.9 mi
- Sutton Falls: 2.2 mi
- City of Brevard Sports Complex: 3.6 mi
- Cradle of Forestry in America: 4.0 mi
- Franklin Park: 5.4 mi
- Silvermont Mansion Park: 5.5 mi
- Etowah Park: 7.9 mi
- Camp John Rock: 3.9 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 7.3 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.0 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 10.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 15.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 14.3 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 14.5 mi
- Native Azalea Garden: 14.6 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 14.6 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.8 mi
- M1: 5.4 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.7 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 13.0 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 13.8 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 4.0 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.8 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 15.2 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 16.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 8.8 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 11.4 mi
- High Rocks: 11.9 mi
- Long Rock: 12.8 mi
- Berm Park: 16.0 mi
- Statue of Diana: 18.9 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 20.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 20.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 20.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 9.6 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.0 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 16.4 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 7.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 10.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 25.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fryingpan Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,621 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 352° | 1,611 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Bald | NNW 343° | 1,588 m | 6.4 mi |
| Beech Knob | NNW 331° | 1,547 m | 6.2 mi |
| Green Knob | NW 309° | 1,534 m | 5.2 mi |
| Seniard Mountain | W 276° | 1,534 m | 6.1 mi |
| South Spring Top | WNW 281° | 1,405 m | 5.5 mi |
| Johnson Knob | N 6° | 1,337 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020708 — Hickory Knob, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807630
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- Asheville · 21 mi
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