Polecat Knob
Polecat Knob rises to 819 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Barn Ridge Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Little Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 819 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 3.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Barn Ridge Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Woodruff Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
- Walker Hollow Falls: 1.4 mi
- Winston Falls: 2.4 mi
- Little Wilson Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tough Hill: 2.3 mi
- Billys Knob: 2.3 mi
- Apple Hole Knob: 2.9 mi
- High Knob: 2.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 6.7 mi
- Broyhill Park: 6.7 mi
- Blowing Rock City Park: 6.8 mi
- Norris Clifton Park: 6.8 mi
- The Gardener: 6.8 mi
- Jessie: 6.8 mi
- The Rock: 11.6 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 11.7 mi
- Founders Bell: 11.7 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 4.9 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 6.8 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 7.4 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 7.7 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.6 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 6.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 6.7 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 7.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 5.4 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 5.8 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 4.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 6.4 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 11.8 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 5.8 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 11.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 11.8 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 4.7 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 4.8 mi
- Shanty Springs: 5.6 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 20.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 22.1 mi
- Boat beach: 22.1 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 9.3 mi
- Mortimer: 4.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Polecat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | NW 319° | 1,804 m | 5.4 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | NW 304° | 1,502 m | 7.7 mi |
| Peak Mountain | NW 318° | 1,473 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 327° | 1,466 m | 4.0 mi |
| Grandmother Mountain | W 278° | 1,408 m | 5.4 mi |
| Beacon Heights | WNW 294° | 1,327 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Bald | W 272° | 1,307 m | 5.6 mi |
| Flat Rock | W 269° | 1,248 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808739
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