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Lamb Knob

Lamb Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.86316, -82.86959

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 27
Historic sites: 13
  • 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
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 7
Museums: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Rhododenron Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Berm Park: 23.1 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bluff MountainSW 234°1,430 m2.6 mi
Max Patch MountainSW 227°1,407 m6.7 mi
Tennessee BluffWSW 241°1,406 m3.0 mi
Dick KnobSSE 162°1,345 m8.4 mi
Rich MountainSW 236°1,311 m5.3 mi
Laurel MountainWSW 244°1,311 m7.0 mi
Rich KnobSSE 166°1,295 m6.9 mi
Round MountainW 259°1,290 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1620:1420:52
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3916:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

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

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