Peak · North Carolina
Nayor Knob
Nayor Knob rises to 539 m in North Carolina. Rocky Knob stands 1,000 m to the north-northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Holloway Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31633644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 539 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.96069, -81.57399
- 1.5 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 12.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Little Parkway
- 13.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 13 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 13 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Holloway Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Peaked Top: 2.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.7 mi
- Flat Top: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 2.0 mi
- Happy Valley Park (South): 2.2 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 2.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Center: 3.3 mi
- Broyhill Park: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Silvervale Falls: 6.2 mi
- Adako Falls: 7.2 mi
- Triple Drop: 9.3 mi
- Thunder Hole: 9.4 mi
- Boat Buster: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 35
- Golden Throat: 3.6 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 3.7 mi
- Red Corona: 3.7 mi
- Last of the Spokane: 3.7 mi
- Four Trumpets: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 34
- Home of General William Lenoir: 5.9 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 7.5 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 7.7 mi
- Mystery House: 14.5 mi
- Mystery Hill: 14.5 mi
Museums: 24
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 9.0 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 13.1 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Laura Foster Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Hibriten Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 13.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 14.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 16.0 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliff: 13.8 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 16.1 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Picnic Peninsula: 13.0 mi
- Fox Den: 13.1 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 16.1 mi
- Shanty Springs: 17.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 15.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 22.4 mi
- Boat beach: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 10.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Nayor Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NNW 330° | 1,000 m | 10.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | N 8° | 853 m | 7.0 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | WNW 284° | 849 m | 9.1 mi |
| High Eagle | N 2° | 842 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | N 2° | 842 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 12° | 806 m | 6.6 mi |
| Gill Knob | NNE 31° | 806 m | 8.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNE 14° | 799 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| 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 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808389
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