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Pine Orchard Knob

Pine Orchard Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Orchard Knob rises to 1,490 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rittle Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31635477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1490 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.33013, -81.64650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rittle Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Old Field Bald: 1.4 mi
  • Elk Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Black Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Long Hope Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Green Valley Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Todd Island Park: 5.4 mi
  • Howards Knob County Park: 7.1 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 10.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 12.0 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 9.0 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 9.5 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 10.8 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 10.9 mi
  • Round-Up: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 8.2 mi
  • Historic Dam Site: 8.4 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 14.0 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Trials Playground: 13.6 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Brig Spring: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Pine Orchard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainW 271°1,697 m3.4 mi
Rich MountainWSW 252°1,633 m4.1 mi
The PeakN 2°1,573 m5.1 mi
Bluff MountainNE 45°1,542 m5.9 mi
Three Top MountainNNE 28°1,530 m7.4 mi
Old Field BaldNNE 19°1,506 m1.4 mi
Bald MountainENE 62°1,502 m5.5 mi
Harmon KnobSW 228°1,466 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1021930 — Pine Orchard Knob, Watauga County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808648

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