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Nettle Knob

Nettle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
1282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25763, -81.68400

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Artworks: 21
  • 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
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 12
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 3.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 15.8 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainNNW 346°1,697 m5.3 mi
Rich MountainNNW 334°1,633 m4.2 mi
Old Field BaldNNE 22°1,506 m6.8 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNNE 23°1,490 m5.4 mi
Harmon KnobNNW 329°1,466 m2.4 mi
Rittle KnobNNE 18°1,463 m4.7 mi
Rich MountainSW 219°1,455 m2.0 mi
Long Hope MountainNNE 13°1,411 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

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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