Hipp Knob
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
- 8.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 25 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 25 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jimmy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bob Knob: 1.4 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Simms Hill: 2.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 19.7 mi
- Four Trumpets: 20.3 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 20.3 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 20.5 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 15.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 15.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 15.1 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 15.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 7.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 7.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 19.7 mi
- 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
- Fox Den: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.8 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.1 mi
- Boat beach: 14.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Mortimer: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WSW 251° | 918 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WSW 251° | 907 m | 4.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WSW 254° | 905 m | 4.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 252° | 901 m | 4.3 mi |
| Walker Top | W 280° | 886 m | 2.8 mi |
| Benn Knob | S 173° | 882 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SW 232° | 874 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 221° | 870 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807705
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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