Mitchell Knob
Mitchell Knob rises to 1,070 m in North Carolina. Lower Haw Knob stands 1,401 m to the east, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1070 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 7.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 9.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 15.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 11 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 21 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 21 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richland Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Richland Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Hack Knob: 1.8 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 5.0 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 8.9 mi
- Barnard Park: 9.7 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Trillium Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 6.5 mi
- Margarette Falls: 9.7 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Moye Rest: 3.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.4 mi
- US Constitution: 10.0 mi
- Bill of Rights: 10.0 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 10.0 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 18.2 mi
- McElroy House: 18.4 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 18.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Friends: 18.4 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 18.5 mi
- Stream: 18.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.5 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Overlook Access: 12.6 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 13.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 8.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.2 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 16.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.5 mi
- Ironland: 23.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 9.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 20.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 23.8 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 23.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 23.9 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.2 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 16.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Mitchell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Haw Knob | E 90° | 1,401 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lick Rock | NNE 20° | 1,393 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | N 11° | 1,393 m | 4.1 mi |
| High Rock | NE 54° | 1,359 m | 3.5 mi |
| Divide Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,342 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flint Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,327 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,292 m | 4.5 mi |
| Big Knob | NNW 348° | 1,282 m | 3.0 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021499 — Mitchell Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808297
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 25 mi
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