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Jones Knob

Jones Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Knob rises to 924 m in North Carolina. Snowball Mountain stands 1,626 m to the east-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kits Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31629295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
924 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.67900, -82.48874

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 3.6 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 4.1 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 4.6 mi
  • Masters Park: 4.7 mi
  • The Slabs: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
Historic sites: 36
  • Swimming Pool: 1.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 1.9 mi
  • Tennis Court: 2.0 mi
  • The Den: 2.0 mi
  • Tool Shed: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 17
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 6.7 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.7 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 14.0 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Jones Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowball MountainENE 71°1,626 m4.8 mi
Bearpen KnobENE 75°1,603 m5.5 mi
Lane PinnacleE 88°1,583 m3.8 mi
Rich KnobE 90°1,500 m2.5 mi
Hawkbill RockENE 66°1,499 m4.6 mi
Wolfden KnobE 86°1,493 m3.2 mi
Bull MountainE 89°1,473 m2.9 mi
Little Snowball MountainNE 49°1,440 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020982 — Jones Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357807853

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