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Ivy Knob

Ivy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ivy Knob rises to 1,240 m in North Carolina. Blackstock Knob stands 1,910 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tharp Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31628668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1240 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.80178, -82.38096

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
Historic sites: 35
  • Otway Burns: 9.2 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.2 mi
  • Tennis Court: 10.1 mi
  • Spring House: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 9.1 mi
  • Stream: 9.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 9.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 9.2 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 10
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 3.4 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.0 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.4 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 16.4 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 6.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Ivy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackstock KnobSE 141°1,910 m5.6 mi
Patton KnobSE 138°1,828 m6.4 mi
Big ButtESE 118°1,807 m2.2 mi
Bullhead MountainSSE 168°1,798 m6.0 mi
Point MiserySE 133°1,736 m3.4 mi
Flat Spring KnobESE 107°1,728 m2.2 mi
Little ButtSE 131°1,708 m2.7 mi
Big Pine MountainESE 118°1,683 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1420:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807794

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