Laurel Knob
Laurel Knob rises to 1,293 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Snooks Nose, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.0 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1021108).
Wikidata Q31630045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,293 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 16.3 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Slick Falls: 1.1 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 4.0 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Lindley Park: 6.0 mi
- Welsh Field: 6.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Snooks Nose: 0.7 mi
- Green Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buckeye Knob: 1.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.6 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.7 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.6 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.9 mi
- Friends: 15.4 mi
- Stream: 15.4 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 15.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 15.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.8 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.6 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.1 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 5.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.7 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.4 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.0 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Terrace garden: 9.3 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 7.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 9.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 19.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 21.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 2.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 3.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 7.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 16.8 mi
- Boat beach: 19.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NNW 327° | 2,038 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNW 334° | 2,023 m | 5.6 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NNW 340° | 2,007 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Tom | NNW 335° | 2,002 m | 5.7 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | WNW 299° | 1,981 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | WNW 302° | 1,971 m | 4.5 mi |
| Potato Knob | WNW 293° | 1,946 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hallback | NW 313° | 1,923 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357807925
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