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Parker Knob

Parker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Parker Knob rises to 1,271 m in North Carolina. Lone Bald stands 1,784 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31634457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1271 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.33538, -83.12236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Moses Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Catamount Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Upper Abbs Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Abbs Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Chastine Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • East Laporte River Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bocce courts: 4.5 mi
  • Cullowhee Rec Center: 4.5 mi
  • Webster River Access Point: 5.9 mi
  • Bryson Park: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 12
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 1.5 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.1 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 8.3 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 3.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 3.6 mi
  • Wi: 3.7 mi
  • Ear: 4.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 19.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 16.4 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Parker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone BaldENE 65°1,784 m7.0 mi
Old BaldENE 58°1,760 m6.3 mi
Steestachee BaldNE 38°1,736 m7.0 mi
Grassy BaldNNE 33°1,698 m7.1 mi
Wesner BaldNNE 32°1,683 m7.3 mi
Lost KnobENE 60°1,660 m5.1 mi
Laurel Patch BaldNE 42°1,650 m6.7 mi
Snaggy BaldNE 55°1,646 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1420:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747368574640
Precip in4.94.64.64.74.35.15.04.34.33.24.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357781505

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