Painter Knob
Painter Knob rises to 807 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Benn Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 807 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 19.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 28 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 30 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benn Knob: 0.6 mi
- Printers Knob: 0.6 mi
- Camp Knob: 1.1 mi
- High Rock: 1.5 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 3.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 3.9 mi
- Casar Park: 3.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.0 mi
- Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 9.3 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 12.6 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.8 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 2.3 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 2.3 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 2.9 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.1 mi
- Caboose: 17.4 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 18.3 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 18.8 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 12.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.0 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 17.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.1 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 21.0 mi
- Martin Luther: 21.9 mi
- Four Trumpets: 24.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 24.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 15.3 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Fox Den: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 15.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.2 mi
- Boat beach: 18.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Painter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | WNW 300° | 918 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 307° | 907 m | 6.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | WNW 302° | 905 m | 6.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 306° | 901 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walker Top | NW 325° | 886 m | 6.7 mi |
| Benn Knob | WNW 288° | 882 m | 0.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 314° | 874 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 313° | 870 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 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 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808495
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 22 mi
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