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Hipp Knob

Hipp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hipp Knob rises to 583 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jimmy Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31424846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
583 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.63592, -81.67065

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 3.3 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.6 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 5.6 mi
  • Drexel Heritage Park: 6.9 mi
  • Shuey Park: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Big Bear Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Little River Falls: 3.2 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 4.6 mi
Museums: 24
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 7.3 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 7.5 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 7.6 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Observation Deck: 14.9 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.5 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.6 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.7 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Hipp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobWSW 251°918 m5.0 mi
Hickory KnobWSW 251°907 m4.0 mi
Propst MountainWSW 254°905 m4.9 mi
Buzzard RoostWSW 252°901 m4.3 mi
Walker TopW 280°886 m2.8 mi
Benn KnobS 173°882 m4.9 mi
Rainbow MountainSW 232°874 m2.9 mi
Hickorynut MountainSW 221°870 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:46
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807705

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