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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 943 m in North Carolina. Sandymush Bald stands 1,566 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 5.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1012039)

Wikidata Q31627323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
943 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.69149, -82.75152

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Walnut Island River Park: 6.1 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 7.5 mi
  • Woodfin Riverside Park: 9.4 mi
  • Barnard Park: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 46
  • Reems Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Needles Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Little Fall Branch Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 8.2 mi
  • US Constitution: 8.2 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 8.2 mi
  • Giving Tree Memorial: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Rhododenron Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 14
Museums: 12
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 12.9 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 19.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 20.0 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 6
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sandymush BaldW 264°1,566 m7.4 mi
Little Sandymush BaldW 269°1,480 m6.7 mi
Big Butt MountainSSW 202°1,452 m7.0 mi
Mary KnobWNW 286°1,440 m9.1 mi
Rockyface MountainSSW 193°1,396 m7.3 mi
Mikes KnobWNW 303°1,378 m4.9 mi
Williams MountainSSW 204°1,375 m7.2 mi
Big KnobW 276°1,357 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1620:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357802080

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