Old Sheep Knob
Old Sheep Knob rises to 453 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Queens Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31634018, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 453 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 22.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Queens Mountain: 1.9 mi
- High Rock: 2.1 mi
- Camp Knob: 3.1 mi
- Painter Knob: 3.2 mi
- Dogwood Stamp Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Casar Park: 2.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 3.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.3 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 6.3 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 8.2 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 14.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 14.6 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 14.7 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 4.0 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 4.6 mi
- Little River Falls: 4.7 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 5.1 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.7 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 15.0 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 17.6 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 18.0 mi
- Caboose: 18.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 22.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 22.0 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 19.4 mi
- Martin Luther: 20.3 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.5 mi
- Fox Den: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.1 mi
- Boat beach: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Old Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WNW 298° | 918 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | WNW 302° | 907 m | 9.3 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WNW 299° | 905 m | 10.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 301° | 901 m | 9.6 mi |
| Walker Top | NW 315° | 886 m | 9.6 mi |
| Benn Knob | WNW 292° | 882 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 305° | 874 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 304° | 870 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vale AG 2 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808466
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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