Peach Knob
Peach Knob rises to 1,150 m in North Carolina. Lane Pinnacle stands 1,583 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31634639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1150 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rice Knob: 1.1 mi
- Meadows Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.4 mi
- Elk Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Swan Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Masters Park: 2.1 mi
- Charlie L. Bullman Park: 2.6 mi
- The Slabs: 3.2 mi
- Lower Slab: 3.2 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 3.3 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.4 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascades Falls: 8.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 8.7 mi
- Walker Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Den: 2.8 mi
- Swimming Pool: 2.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 2.9 mi
- Potato House: 2.9 mi
- Tool Shed: 2.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 6.5 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Italian Garden: 7.7 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 1.9 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 4.6 mi
- Deco Gecko: 4.7 mi
- Passage: 4.8 mi
- Wake: 5.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 4.4 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 4.4 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 4.6 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 4.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 4.5 mi
- Ironland: 4.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 7.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 7.7 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 8.3 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 9.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 13.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.7 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.6 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.5 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 13.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Peach Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Pinnacle | NE 56° | 1,583 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | NE 47° | 1,500 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | NE 45° | 1,499 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | NE 51° | 1,493 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NE 50° | 1,473 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 51° | 1,433 m | 3.4 mi |
| Richland Mountain | NE 41° | 1,429 m | 3.8 mi |
| Richland Knob | NE 41° | 1,429 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808550
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