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Licklog Knob

Licklog Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Licklog Knob rises to 963 m in North Carolina. Clingmans Peak stands 1,981 m to the north-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31630363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
963 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67123, -82.23928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Andrews Geyser: 1.5 mi
  • Old Fort Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Welsh Field: 4.1 mi
  • Lindley Park: 4.2 mi
  • Riverwalk Park: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Slick Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Licklog Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Arrowhead Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 4.8 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 11.0 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 12.1 mi
  • Potato House: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 24
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 13.6 mi
  • Friends: 17.3 mi
  • Stream: 17.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 22
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 4.4 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 7.3 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.4 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.3 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 16.6 mi
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 6.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clingmans PeakNNW 329°1,981 m5.1 mi
Mount GibbesNNW 331°1,971 m5.3 mi
Potato KnobNW 324°1,946 m5.0 mi
HallbackNNW 339°1,923 m5.7 mi
Patton KnobNW 320°1,828 m5.6 mi
Commissary HillN 351°1,757 m5.8 mi
PinnacleNW 318°1,721 m3.1 mi
Bald KnobNW 326°1,640 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384147566470737266574841
Precip in4.33.84.54.75.04.75.44.95.13.43.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357807944

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