Peak · North Carolina
High Knob Ridge
High Knob Ridge rises to 927 m in North Carolina. Big Cataloochee Mountain stands 1,875 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Welcome Center, a rest area 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 927 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.71177, -83.04709
- 6.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 14.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 15 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 15 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 15 mi
- Jonathan Creek Overlook (MP 456.2) · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grassy Knob: 1.3 mi
- Longarm Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 2.3 mi
- Billy Top: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 5.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Gunter Fork Cascades: 8.3 mi
Parks: 40
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Dog walking: 10.7 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 13.4 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Ghost Town Village: 13.2 mi
- Masonic Monument: 14.0 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 16.1 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 10.2 mi
- Historical Downtown: 15.6 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 16.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 20.2 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 21.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Mouse Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 5.0 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 6.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 12.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.8 mi
- Shook Museum: 14.4 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 20.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 0.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 9.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Greenbrier: 19.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 22.6 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Covered Bridge Trail: 10.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 13.2 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 14.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Chief Junaluska: 13.3 mi
- Berm Park: 18.6 mi
- Selu Statue: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of High Knob Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,875 m | 7.7 mi |
| Balsam Corner | WSW 250° | 1,842 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Butt | WSW 248° | 1,838 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cosby Knob | W 279° | 1,585 m | 7.9 mi |
| Indian Knob | WSW 237° | 1,562 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sunup Knob | WNW 289° | 1,534 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | WNW 299° | 1,502 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mary Knob | E 82° | 1,440 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020746 — High Knob Ridge, Haywood County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807671
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