Mills Knob
Mills Knob rises to 774 m in North Carolina. Pilot Knob stands 1,466 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Globe Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31633112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 774 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 8.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 10.8 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 5 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 6 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 2.9 mi
- Thunderhole Falls: 3.4 mi
- Woodruff Branch Falls: 3.5 mi
- Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 3.8 mi
- Blowing Rock City Park: 4.6 mi
- Broyhill Park: 4.7 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 4.7 mi
- Sterling Creek Park: 6.8 mi
- High Gravity Adventures: 7.2 mi
- Globe Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Little Rocky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.4 mi
- Billys Knob: 2.1 mi
- Blowing Rock: 3.3 mi
- The Gardener: 4.6 mi
- Jessie: 4.6 mi
- Founders Bell: 10.1 mi
- The Rock: 10.1 mi
- Aspire: 10.2 mi
- Mystery House: 6.8 mi
- Mystery Hill: 6.8 mi
- Planes & Helicopters: 7.4 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 7.4 mi
- Tornado: 7.4 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 4.6 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 5.8 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 6.9 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 9.0 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 4.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 7.5 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 9.9 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 10.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 9.1 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 9.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Woods Walk: 9.6 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 10.2 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 10.3 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 10.3 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 7.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 8.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.8 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 24.5 mi
- Elk Shoals: 24.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 24.7 mi
- Boat beach: 24.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 12.9 mi
- Mortimer: 7.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Mills Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 290° | 1,466 m | 6.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 357° | 1,362 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,281 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bentley Knob | NNE 27° | 1,256 m | 7.2 mi |
| Green Knob | NNW 336° | 1,196 m | 6.3 mi |
| Deck Hill | N 359° | 1,186 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | NE 34° | 1,185 m | 6.9 mi |
| Raven Rocks | NNW 340° | 1,181 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808263
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 30 mi
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