Lamb Knob
Lamb Knob rises to 979 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31629891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 979 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 4.5 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 17.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 3 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 27 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Deer Park Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hot Springs Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 6.6 mi
- Barnard Park: 6.7 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Needles Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.5 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.6 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 11.3 mi
- US Constitution: 11.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Vann Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 6.0 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 1.8 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 8.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 11.1 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 17.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 18.1 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 20.7 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 20.7 mi
- Doak House Museum: 22.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 6.9 mi
- Overlook Access: 8.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.3 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 15.9 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 23.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 24.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 23.7 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 23.5 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.8 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 16.5 mi
- Berm Park: 23.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 23.7 mi
- Wasp: 3.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Lamb Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SW 234° | 1,430 m | 2.6 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | SW 227° | 1,407 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | WSW 241° | 1,406 m | 3.0 mi |
| Dick Knob | SSE 162° | 1,345 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 236° | 1,311 m | 5.3 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,311 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SSE 166° | 1,295 m | 6.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 259° | 1,290 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012666 — Lamb Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357802323
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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