Lost Cove Knob
Lost Cove Knob rises to 858 m in North Carolina. Clingmans Peak stands 1,981 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerdon Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31631994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 858 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.5 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.4 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerdon Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Licklog Knob: 1.5 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Snooks Nose: 2.0 mi
- Slick Falls: 1.8 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Graybeard Falls: 4.1 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 1.9 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Lindley Park: 3.3 mi
- Welsh Field: 5.3 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 6.8 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 3.1 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 3.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 14.9 mi
- Friends: 18.0 mi
- Stream: 18.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 3.2 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 15.7 mi
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 16.4 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 3.2 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 7.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.9 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 4.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 7.3 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 10.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 17.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 18.7 mi
- Worlds Edge: 18.7 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 4.3 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.0 mi
- Boat beach: 19.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 7.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Lost Cove Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clingmans Peak | NW 319° | 1,981 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | NW 321° | 1,971 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potato Knob | NW 315° | 1,946 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 307° | 1,721 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 314° | 1,640 m | 4.9 mi |
| Graybeard Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,635 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 296° | 1,597 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Slaty | WNW 282° | 1,597 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808126
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