Jacks Knob
Jacks Knob rises to 1,042 m in North Carolina. Shortoff Mountain stands 1,521 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpen Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31628792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1042 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 5 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bearpen Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bull Pen Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Coldsides Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Corkscrew Falls: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Grove Church Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Cashiers Sliding Rock: 1.9 mi
- Upper Scotsman Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 2.8 mi
- Dixon Park: 3.2 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.1 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.3 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 0.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 11.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 14.0 mi
- Catamount Statue: 18.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 18.5 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 13.2 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.6 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 19.7 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 21.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 19.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
- Ear: 18.1 mi
- Chalice: 18.7 mi
- Wi: 18.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 18.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 23.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.3 mi
- North Beach: 18.2 mi
- South Beach: 19.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 7.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.6 mi
- South: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Jacks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortoff Mountain | NW 316° | 1,521 m | 5.8 mi |
| Whiteside Mountain | NW 326° | 1,489 m | 2.8 mi |
| Goat Knob | NW 321° | 1,418 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NE 34° | 1,401 m | 4.6 mi |
| Satulah Mountain | W 261° | 1,377 m | 4.7 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,357 m | 1.1 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,335 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,328 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020918 — Jacks Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807804
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