Lone Knob
Lone Knob rises to 946 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickey Fork Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 946 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 8.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 12.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 9 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 26 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 27 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Angelico Knob: 0.8 mi
- Licklog Knob: 1.1 mi
- Franklin Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Alum Knob: 1.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Barnard Park: 10.6 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 0.7 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Margarette Falls: 4.8 mi
- Trillium Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 4.0 mi
- Moye Rest: 8.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 12.1 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 13.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 13.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 13.8 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 13.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 15.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 9.1 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Rock Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 23.6 mi
- Friends: 23.6 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 23.6 mi
- Stream: 23.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 14.0 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 20.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 23.2 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 9.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 20.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 22.2 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 13.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Lone Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | N 357° | 1,480 m | 2.5 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | NE 52° | 1,480 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gravel Knob | NE 43° | 1,478 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Butt | NE 39° | 1,467 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 358° | 1,438 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | E 86° | 1,393 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lick Rock | E 95° | 1,393 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | NNE 21° | 1,382 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021271 — Lone Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808100
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- Asheville · 29 mi
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