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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 1,317 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31627374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1317 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.15093, -83.17098

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Norton Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 3.0 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 4.7 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.3 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.7 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 10.9 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.4 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 16.0 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 10.5 mi
  • Chalice: 11.1 mi
  • Wi: 11.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 11.1 mi
  • Moai Statue: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainSW 227°1,562 m1.5 mi
Shortoff MountainS 190°1,521 m3.0 mi
Black Rock MountainW 259°1,503 m1.9 mi
Hogback MountainW 278°1,503 m3.0 mi
Little Hogback MountainWNW 282°1,502 m2.7 mi
Whiteside MountainSSE 159°1,489 m5.2 mi
Old Rocky MountainNW 313°1,462 m4.4 mi
Wolf KnobNNW 327°1,457 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020736 — High Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807657

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