Little Knob
Little Knob rises to 976 m in North Carolina. Bluff Mountain stands 1,430 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 976 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 5.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 10.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 14.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 2 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 27 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bellcow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Spring Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Deer Park Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Barnard Park: 6.8 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Needles Falls: 3.2 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Dudley Falls: 4.0 mi
- Kelly Falls: 4.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Vann Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 5.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 2.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 4.4 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 11.4 mi
- US Constitution: 11.4 mi
- Bill of Rights: 11.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 6.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 13.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 15.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 20.1 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 4.3 mi
- Overlook Access: 4.3 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 16.4 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.6 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 16.7 mi
- Doak House Museum: 17.8 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 21.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 7.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 22.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 24.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 24.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 20.2 mi
- Wasp: 7.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Little Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | SW 222° | 1,430 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | SW 225° | 1,406 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hap Mountain | S 183° | 1,233 m | 7.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 41° | 1,211 m | 7.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NE 38° | 1,123 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,118 m | 0.9 mi |
| High Knob | ESE 105° | 1,102 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rector Butt | S 175° | 1,090 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808008
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 28 mi
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