Peak · North Carolina
High Knob
High Knob rises to 516 m in North Carolina. Headquarters Mountain stands 1,208 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1012041).
Wikidata Q31627361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 516 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.96652, -81.68538
- 6.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 7.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Little Parkway
- 10.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 11 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 11 mi
- Boulder Field Overlook · 11 mi
- Rough Ridge Lookout - Grandfather Mountain, NC. · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Adako Falls: 3.7 mi
- Thunder Hole: 3.9 mi
- Boat Buster: 3.9 mi
- Destiny Falls: 3.9 mi
- Triple Drop: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 3.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 7.1 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 7.3 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Fletcher Knob: 0.9 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Joe White Mountain: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 35
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 1.5 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 11.2 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 11.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 11.4 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 35
- Four Trumpets: 8.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 8.8 mi
- Golden Throat: 8.9 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 8.9 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 8.9 mi
Museums: 21
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 4.3 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 11.3 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 11.5 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Mortimer memorial: 4.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 11.3 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 8.5 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 13.8 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Woods Walk: 12.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 17.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 17.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.7 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Swimming beach: 18.4 mi
- Boat beach: 18.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 8.9 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 4.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Mountain | W 280° | 1,208 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cold Mountain | W 274° | 1,160 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blowing Rock | N 8° | 1,097 m | 10.3 mi |
| Windling Stair Knob | W 267° | 1,037 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | WNW 300° | 930 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sugar Knob | W 273° | 904 m | 8.5 mi |
| Marks Mountain | NW 309° | 878 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ned Mountain | WNW 301° | 876 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012041 — High Knob, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802083
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