Howard Knob
Howard Knob rises to 1,343 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Howards Knob County Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Howard Knob (variant: Howard's Knob) is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located in the town of Boone. According to the US Geological Survey, the mountain's proper name is Howard Knob, but it is known to locals and tourists as Howard's Knob. Howard Knob and the surrounding area are part of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The mountain has an elevation of 4,396 feet (1,340 m) above sea level, and rises nearly 1,000 feet (300 m) above the town of Boone and the campus of Appalachian State University.
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Wikidata Q5920113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1343 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 6.0 mi off the Little Parkway
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Moses Cone Overlook · 5 mi
- Grandview Overlook · 6 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Howards Knob County Park: 0.0 mi
- Junaluska City Park: 0.7 mi
- Arborcrest Gardens: 0.7 mi
- North Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Jimmy Smith Park: 1.1 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Nettle Knob: 1.9 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 6.2 mi
- Crab Orchard Falls: 6.9 mi
- Dutch Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 7.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 0.9 mi
- Time and Honor: 1.0 mi
- The Magic Mailbox: 1.0 mi
- Tetness, the Polar Bear: 1.0 mi
- Hellbenders: 1.0 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 2.1 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 3.0 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 4.2 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 4.2 mi
- Round-Up: 4.4 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 1.0 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 1.6 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 5.0 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 5.7 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 6.8 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 1.2 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 2.3 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 7.0 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 15.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 1.0 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 1.0 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 1.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 1.2 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 10.7 mi
- Shanty Springs: 11.4 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.8 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.0 mi
- Elk Shoals: 16.4 mi
- Mortimer: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Howard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,697 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,633 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pine Orchard Knob | NNE 14° | 1,490 m | 7.0 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NNW 337° | 1,466 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rittle Knob | N 9° | 1,463 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 281° | 1,455 m | 1.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,407 m | 3.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 301° | 1,403 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357802171
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