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Horse Knob

Horse Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Knob rises to 1,146 m in North Carolina. Fryingpan Mountain stands 1,621 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1146 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.32067, -82.72096

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Clawhammer Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Avery Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Laughing Falls: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 3.8 mi
  • City of Brevard Sports Complex: 4.3 mi
  • Franklin Park: 6.2 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 6.3 mi
  • Etowah Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Camp John Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 6.7 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 10.0 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.4 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Brevard Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 17
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 3.6 mi
  • M1: 6.2 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 12.1 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 12.2 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Cradle of Forestry: 3.8 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 12.2 mi
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 15.3 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 18.0 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 19.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 19.7 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 19.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 10.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Horse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fryingpan MountainNNW 329°1,621 m5.9 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 347°1,611 m6.1 mi
Big BaldNNW 337°1,588 m5.8 mi
Beech KnobNW 323°1,547 m5.8 mi
Green KnobWNW 299°1,534 m5.2 mi
Seniard MountainW 269°1,534 m6.5 mi
South Spring TopW 273°1,405 m5.9 mi
Johnson KnobN 2°1,337 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147556370737267574740
Precip in5.95.05.35.35.15.55.76.25.44.95.05.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pisgah Forest 3 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807740

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