Hooper Knob
Hooper Knob rises to 1,128 m in North Carolina. Lost Knob stands 1,660 m to the east-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31627995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,128 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Moses Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Catamount Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Chastine Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- East Laporte River Park: 1.7 mi
- Bocce courts: 3.1 mi
- Cullowhee Rec Center: 3.2 mi
- Webster River Access Point: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.8 mi
- Parker Knob: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Face: 1.7 mi
- Alum Knob: 1.9 mi
- Coward Knob: 1.9 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 2.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 6.2 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 6.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 2.7 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 6.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 15.1 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 15.4 mi
- Catamount Gap: 2.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Bald Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 7.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 2.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 2.5 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 7.8 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 7.8 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 12.0 mi
- Chalice: 2.3 mi
- American Eclipse: 2.4 mi
- Ear: 2.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 5.9 mi
- Sylva Mural: 6.0 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 14.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.7 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 15.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 19.8 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 17.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 24.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 22.3 mi
- Judson: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hooper Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Knob | ENE 57° | 1,660 m | 6.5 mi |
| Snaggy Bald | NE 52° | 1,646 m | 5.3 mi |
| Coward Bald | ENE 58° | 1,576 m | 4.5 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 78° | 1,569 m | 7.5 mi |
| Beef Market Top | NNE 32° | 1,521 m | 7.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ENE 69° | 1,479 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fern Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,469 m | 3.7 mi |
| Choga Butt Knob | ENE 66° | 1,462 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357775214
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