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Keller Knob

Keller Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Keller Knob rises to 534 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cedar Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
534 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66818, -81.68760

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.1 mi
  • Drexel Heritage Park: 4.6 mi
  • Shuey Park: 4.7 mi
  • Carbon City Park: 5.3 mi
  • Martha's Park: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Shoal Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Little River Falls: 5.4 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 19
Museums: 18
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 5.1 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 5.2 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 5.4 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Hudson Depot Museum: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Observation Deck: 15.8 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 18.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 18.7 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.4 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 18.2 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Keller Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobSW 224°918 m5.4 mi
Hickory KnobSW 219°907 m4.5 mi
Propst MountainSW 226°905 m5.2 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 222°901 m4.7 mi
Walker TopSW 226°886 m2.5 mi
Benn KnobSSE 168°882 m7.3 mi
Rainbow MountainSSW 198°874 m4.2 mi
Hickorynut MountainSSW 193°870 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 987895 — Keller Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357776239

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