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Rattlesnake Knob

Rattlesnake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Knob rises to 1,162 m in North Carolina. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022154)

Wikidata Q31637014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1162 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.17954, -83.13376

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hidden Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Onion Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Norton Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • First Falls: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 2.0 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.3 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 5.8 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.2 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 15.1 mi
  • 12 Spies Vineyards: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 8.9 mi
  • Chalice: 9.4 mi
  • Wi: 9.5 mi
  • American Eclipse: 9.5 mi
  • Moai Statue: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Moody Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainSW 227°1,562 m4.4 mi
Shortoff MountainSSW 208°1,521 m5.6 mi
Black Rock MountainWSW 239°1,503 m4.6 mi
Hogback MountainWSW 253°1,503 m5.3 mi
Little Hogback MountainWSW 253°1,502 m5.0 mi
Old Rocky MountainWNW 281°1,462 m5.4 mi
Wolf KnobWNW 293°1,457 m5.1 mi
Buck KnobWNW 293°1,418 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808832

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