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Husky Knob

Husky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Husky Knob rises to 1,124 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is White Pine Cliffs, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 2.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1124 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.21929, -81.74066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valle Crucis Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • Watauga River Access: 2.7 mi
  • Rivers House Park: 3.0 mi
  • Jimmy Smith Park: 3.1 mi
  • North Street Park: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Otter Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Hellbenders: 3.1 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 3.1 mi
  • The Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 3.2 mi
  • Time and Honor: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 2.4 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 4.6 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 5.2 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 5.9 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Gardens: 10
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 3.1 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Appalachian Roots Garden: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 19.9 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Husky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainNNE 13°1,697 m8.0 mi
Beech MountainWSW 253°1,663 m8.2 mi
Pinnacles of the BeechWSW 253°1,652 m8.2 mi
Rich MountainNNE 12°1,633 m6.5 mi
Hanging RockSW 226°1,582 m6.5 mi
Rocky KnobWSW 258°1,502 m6.0 mi
Peak MountainSW 221°1,473 m8.0 mi
Harmon KnobNNE 22°1,466 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1120:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020869 — Husky Knob, Watauga County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807773

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