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Laurel Knob

Laurel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Knob rises to 1,221 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the west, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1221 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.12732, -83.12681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rainbow Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Silver Slip Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Norton Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Glassyrock Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 1.8 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 2.3 mi
  • Whiteside Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 15
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 13.0 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 15.3 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 17.4 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.4 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 15.8 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 18.5 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 12.5 mi
  • Chalice: 13.0 mi
  • Wi: 13.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 13.1 mi
  • Moai Statue: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.2 mi
  • North Beach: 23.3 mi
  • South Beach: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Cool Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • South: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Laurel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainW 279°1,562 m3.7 mi
Shortoff MountainWSW 246°1,521 m3.3 mi
Black Rock MountainWNW 287°1,503 m4.5 mi
Hogback MountainWNW 291°1,503 m5.9 mi
Little Hogback MountainWNW 293°1,502 m5.6 mi
Whiteside MountainSSW 191°1,489 m3.3 mi
Goat KnobWSW 257°1,418 m3.1 mi
Cole MountainWSW 254°1,417 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1012745 — Laurel Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357802344

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