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Mill Knob

Mill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mill Knob rises to 809 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31632982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
809 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.98538, -82.68459

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
Waterfalls: 28
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Camp Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 15
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 4.8 mi
  • Moye Rest: 6.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.5 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 13.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 13.0 mi
Museums: 13
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 13.8 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.7 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 14.7 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Overlook Access: 9.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 10.7 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 22.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 22.0 mi
  • Friends: 22.0 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 22.1 mi
  • Stream: 22.1 mi
Springs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 10.1 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Mill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camp Creek BaldNNW 327°1,480 m3.1 mi
Green Ridge KnobNE 40°1,480 m5.4 mi
Gravel KnobNNE 31°1,478 m6.1 mi
Big ButtNNE 28°1,467 m6.3 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 331°1,438 m3.4 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 83°1,393 m3.9 mi
Lick RockE 96°1,393 m4.3 mi
Big Firescald KnobN 356°1,382 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576673767670594842
Precip in3.73.34.03.84.55.24.74.93.42.42.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021455 — Mill Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808245

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