Nettle Knob
Nettle Knob rises to 1,282 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31633772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,282 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 7.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 5.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grandview Overlook · 7 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 7 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Howards Knob County Park: 1.9 mi
- Junaluska City Park: 2.4 mi
- North Street Park: 2.5 mi
- Arborcrest Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Rivers House Park: 2.7 mi
- Crab Orchard Falls: 7.2 mi
- Dutch Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 7.7 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 9.1 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 9.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Howard Knob: 1.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.3 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 3.6 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 4.8 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 6.1 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 6.1 mi
- Round-Up: 6.2 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 2.7 mi
- Hellbenders: 2.7 mi
- Time and Honor: 2.7 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 2.8 mi
- The Magic Mailbox: 2.8 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 3.5 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 6.8 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 7.5 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 8.6 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 3.0 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 4.0 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 8.9 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 14.9 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 2.6 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 2.9 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 2.9 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 11.9 mi
- Shanty Springs: 12.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 23.0 mi
- Brig Spring: 24.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 23.5 mi
- Elk Shoals: 15.8 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.9 mi
- Mortimer: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Nettle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,697 m | 5.3 mi |
| Old Field Bald | NNE 22° | 1,506 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pine Orchard Knob | NNE 23° | 1,490 m | 5.4 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NNW 329° | 1,466 m | 2.4 mi |
| Rittle Knob | NNE 18° | 1,463 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 219° | 1,455 m | 2.0 mi |
| Long Hope Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,411 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 317° | 1,407 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021622 — Nettle Knob, Watauga County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808408
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