Locust Knob
Locust Knob rises to 807 m in North Carolina. Potato Hill stands 1,942 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborne Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31631625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 807 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Bon Ami Falls: 2.7 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 3.2 mi
- Toms Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Osborne Knob: 1.6 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Silver Knob: 2.5 mi
- Three Knobs: 2.5 mi
- Stony Knob: 2.8 mi
- Brad Regan Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 6.7 mi
- Central (Pocket) Park: 6.9 mi
- Clock Park: 6.9 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 3.3 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 8.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 13.4 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 3.4 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 5.2 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.4 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 10.5 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 4.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.9 mi
- Daffodil Flats: 10.2 mi
- Linville Caverns: 11.1 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 11.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 6.8 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 6.8 mi
- The Market on Oak: 6.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Stream: 13.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Woods Walk: 23.3 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Terrace garden: 7.2 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 13.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 16.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 17.7 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 20.6 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 23.2 mi
- Gully Pipe: 10.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.1 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 13.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 16.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 6.8 mi
- Boat beach: 12.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Hill | W 262° | 1,942 m | 9.1 mi |
| Celo Knob | WNW 285° | 1,922 m | 9.1 mi |
| Horse Rock | WNW 283° | 1,893 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | W 280° | 1,889 m | 8.9 mi |
| Winter Star Mountain | W 270° | 1,886 m | 8.8 mi |
| Percys Peak | WNW 283° | 1,885 m | 8.9 mi |
| Deer Mountain | W 269° | 1,852 m | 9.1 mi |
| Maple Camp Bald | WSW 254° | 1,711 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808081
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