Peak · North Carolina
Rattlesnake Knob
Rattlesnake Knob rises to 987 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad River Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31636972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 987 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.48095, -82.26734
- 0.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 2.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Exclamation Point · 3 mi
- Pulpit Rock · 3 mi
- Devil's Head · 3 mi
- Opera Box · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Broad River Falls: 0.7 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 1.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Tom's Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hickory Nut Falls: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Nanny Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Roaringrock Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Shumont Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 1.8 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 2.9 mi
- Buffalo Creek Park: 3.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 3.4 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 3.4 mi
- Morse Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 5.0 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 7.3 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 11.3 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 11.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 28
- Columbarium Garden: 8.4 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.3 mi
- Spring Garden: 16.4 mi
Museums: 24
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 9.8 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 11.2 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 11.3 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 3.7 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 6.8 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 11.2 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 15.4 mi
- Southern X793: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.1 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 15.0 mi
- Statue of Diana: 16.3 mi
- Globe: 17.6 mi
- Wake: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Raven Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 5.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 5.8 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Florence Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 6.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 14.4 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 14.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.6 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.8 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Rattlesnake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,341 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,281 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | WNW 303° | 1,225 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Bearwallow Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,208 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 181° | 1,208 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,160 m | 3.4 mi |
| Shumont Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,156 m | 1.6 mi |
| Dill Knob | NNW 338° | 1,155 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lure 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022160 — Rattlesnake Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808842
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