Peaked Knob
Peaked Knob rises to 1,028 m in North Carolina. Cosby Knob stands 1,585 m to the southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bills Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31634729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,028 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.0 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 19.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 16 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 19 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 19 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bills Knob: 1.4 mi
- Snowbird Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Top: 2.2 mi
- Rag Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- West Prong Mouse Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost Falls: 5.8 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 6.4 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 11.5 mi
- Irish Cut Road Park: 12.6 mi
- Bryant Town Park: 13.3 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 15.3 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 16.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 20.5 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 20.9 mi
- Historical Downtown: 21.1 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 6.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Vann Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.1 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 17.1 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 18.0 mi
- Masonic Monument: 18.1 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 2.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 5.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 6.1 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 7.5 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.9 mi
- Shook Museum: 19.9 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 22.7 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 24.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 4.8 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 18.8 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.1 mi
- Vista Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 18.8 mi
- Berm Park: 23.7 mi
- Bear: 24.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 15.6 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Greenbrier: 17.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.2 mi
- Wasp: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Peaked Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosby Knob | SW 236° | 1,585 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ross Knob | WSW 237° | 1,549 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sunup Knob | WSW 240° | 1,534 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Cammerer | WSW 250° | 1,502 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,417 m | 6.3 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | E 84° | 1,407 m | 7.1 mi |
| Camel Hump Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,391 m | 8.0 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SE 128° | 1,356 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826348
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