Laurel Knob
Laurel Knob rises to 1,380 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the east-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q31630021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1380 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rainbow Falls · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 7 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Double Knob: 0.8 mi
- Buck Knob: 0.9 mi
- Cowrock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Dryland Laurel: 1.1 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 1.0 mi
- Frolictown Falls: 1.1 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 1.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 1.3 mi
- Packs Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 3.9 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 4.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.8 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 2.8 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Onion Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Catamount Statue: 13.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 13.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 17.4 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 10.6 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 14.6 mi
- M1: 19.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 19.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 12.9 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 16.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Ear: 12.5 mi
- Chalice: 12.9 mi
- American Eclipse: 13.0 mi
- Wi: 13.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 17.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.0 mi
- North Beach: 23.3 mi
- South Beach: 24.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- South: 24.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 24.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 14.6 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Laurel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,452 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cold Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,414 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,406 m | 1.6 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,404 m | 2.8 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | S 188° | 1,401 m | 3.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,392 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,386 m | 2.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NE 51° | 1,370 m | 2.1 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 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 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807924
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