Marlin Knob
Marlin Knob rises to 651 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31632371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 651 m
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 24.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Rock · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 24 mi
- Opera Box · 24 mi
- Devil's Head · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amphitheater: 6.3 mi
- Volleyball: 6.3 mi
- Activity Field: 6.4 mi
- Campfire: 6.5 mi
- Archery Range: 6.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Pigeon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Wease Knob: 0.9 mi
- Biggerstaff Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 7.3 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 10.2 mi
- Bechtler House: 11.6 mi
- Bennett Classics Antique Auto Museum: 11.6 mi
- KidSenses Children's INTERACTIVE Museum: 11.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.2 mi
- Caboose: 10.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 17.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 17.2 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 17.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.2 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 18.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 18.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 15.3 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 18.6 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 20.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.8 mi
- Boat beach: 16.8 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Globe: 20.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.7 mi
- Fox Den: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 24.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Marlin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 34° | 918 m | 8.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 33° | 905 m | 8.8 mi |
| Skull Knob | NE 40° | 869 m | 8.6 mi |
| Silver Creek Knob | NNE 25° | 861 m | 5.7 mi |
| Swayback Knob | NNE 30° | 827 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NE 38° | 820 m | 7.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 59° | 792 m | 8.6 mi |
| Shoal Mountain | NNE 24° | 724 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 989354 — Marlin Knob, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357777673
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