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Printers Knob

Printers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Printers Knob rises to 698 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.55624, -81.65815

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 3.6 mi
  • Casar Park: 3.7 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 4.5 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 8.0 mi
  • Belwood Recreation Center Ii: 9.4 mi
Museums: 24
  • Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 11.0 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.9 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 13.0 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.2 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Beautimos Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 2.9 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Pot Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Observation Deck: 15.8 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
  • Historic Beginnings: 21.6 mi
  • Martin Luther: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Gardens: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Printers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobNW 306°918 m6.7 mi
Hickory KnobNW 313°907 m6.1 mi
Propst MountainNW 307°905 m6.8 mi
Buzzard RoostNW 311°901 m6.4 mi
Walker TopNNW 330°886 m6.9 mi
Benn KnobN 349°882 m0.6 mi
Rainbow MountainNW 321°874 m4.8 mi
Hickorynut MountainNW 321°870 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:3316:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357796683

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