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Ivy Knob

Ivy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ivy Knob rises to 745 m in North Carolina. Funneltop Mountain stands 1,288 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brock Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31628695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
745 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.33595, -82.60373

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Etowah Park: 2.0 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 3.0 mi
  • UNCA Kellogg Center: 3.9 mi
  • Mills River Park: 4.6 mi
  • Jump Off Rock Park: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Turley Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sitton Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Sutton Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Silver Ribbon Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 9.4 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 9.8 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Pollinator Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 11.0 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 14.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 16.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 16.7 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 16.8 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 5.7 mi
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 7.1 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 7.5 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 8.2 mi
  • Southern X793: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 10.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Ivy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Funneltop MountainWNW1,288 m7.1 mi
Rich MountainWNW1,195 m6.0 mi
Black MountainNW1,185 m6.6 mi
Horse KnobW1,146 m6.7 mi
Laurel MountainWNW1,123 m5.4 mi
Queen Creek MountainNW1,102 m5.2 mi
Poundingstone MountainWNW1,051 m5.1 mi
Double KnobN1,031 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1720:1220:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4317:22

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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020909 — Ivy Knob, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807797

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