Little Rocky Knob
Little Rocky Knob rises to 680 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mills Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 680 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 9.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 10.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 4 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 5 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mills Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Globe Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Billys Knob: 2.2 mi
- Blowing Rock: 2.6 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 1.8 mi
- Thunderhole Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 2.9 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 2.9 mi
- China Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Blowing Rock City Park: 3.7 mi
- Broyhill Park: 3.7 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 3.8 mi
- Sterling Creek Park: 6.1 mi
- High Gravity Adventures: 6.5 mi
- The Gardener: 3.7 mi
- Jessie: 3.7 mi
- The Rock: 9.1 mi
- Founders Bell: 9.1 mi
- Aspire: 9.2 mi
- Mystery House: 6.1 mi
- Mystery Hill: 6.1 mi
- Tornado: 6.6 mi
- Planes & Helicopters: 6.6 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 6.6 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 3.6 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.8 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 6.1 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 8.6 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 3.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 7.9 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 9.1 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 9.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 9.3 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 8.3 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 8.8 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 8.9 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 6.7 mi
- Shanty Springs: 7.9 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.7 mi
- Gully Pipe: 21.1 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 13.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 24.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.4 mi
- Mortimer: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Little Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | WNW 287° | 1,804 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 284° | 1,466 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 2° | 1,362 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,281 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bentley Knob | NE 35° | 1,256 m | 6.7 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNE 28° | 1,197 m | 7.5 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 337° | 1,196 m | 5.2 mi |
| Deck Hill | N 4° | 1,186 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021235 — Little Rocky Knob, Caldwell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808059
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