Peak Knob
Peak Knob rises to 1,356 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Owen Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31634652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,356 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 9.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 13 mi
- Spot Knob (MP 427.8) · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glassyrock Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Onion Cliff Falls: 2.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.4 mi
- Onion Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.5 mi
- Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.5 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.0 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 5.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.0 mi
- Owen Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.3 mi
- Glassyrock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Piney Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 9.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.3 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 14.6 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Western Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.0 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 15.4 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 21.6 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 9.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 12.3 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.1 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.1 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 19.1 mi
- Ear: 9.1 mi
- Chalice: 9.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 9.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 14.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 14.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 17.4 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.5 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Peak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Mountain | SW 233° | 1,562 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rough Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,417 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 128° | 1,406 m | 2.2 mi |
| Big Mountain | W 260° | 1,405 m | 4.6 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,404 m | 1.3 mi |
| Laurel Knob | ESE 123° | 1,380 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | E 99° | 1,370 m | 4.8 mi |
| Double Knob | ESE 121° | 1,351 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808555
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