Printers Knob
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
- 4.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 20.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 28 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 30 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Painter Knob: 0.6 mi
- Benn Knob: 0.6 mi
- Camp Knob: 0.7 mi
- Paine Mountain: 1.1 mi
- No Business Mountain: 1.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Caboose: 16.7 mi
- Shelby Corn Maze: 18.3 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 18.9 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.2 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.4 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Fallen Heroes Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 21.6 mi
- Martin Luther: 22.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.1 mi
- Fox Den: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.2 mi
- Boat beach: 18.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 306° | 918 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NW 313° | 907 m | 6.1 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 307° | 905 m | 6.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NW 311° | 901 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walker Top | NNW 330° | 886 m | 6.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | N 349° | 882 m | 0.6 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NW 321° | 874 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 321° | 870 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357796683
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 22 mi
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