Ray Knob
Ray Knob rises to 995 m in North Carolina. Craggy Pinnacle stands 1,780 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Vance Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31637351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 995 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.8 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 10.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Vance Knob: 0.7 mi
- Courthouse Knob: 1.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Richland Knob: 1.6 mi
- Richland Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.6 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 5.7 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Walker Falls: 7.7 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 4.6 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 4.9 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 5.6 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 5.9 mi
- Tennis Court: 2.1 mi
- Swimming Pool: 2.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 2.2 mi
- Spring House: 2.2 mi
- Tool Shed: 2.2 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 6.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.2 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 10.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 5.3 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 8.5 mi
- Deco Gecko: 8.5 mi
- Passage: 8.6 mi
- Wake: 8.9 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.3 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.4 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 4.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 7.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 7.9 mi
- Ironland: 8.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 11.6 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 5.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 7.4 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 14.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- The Pinnacles: 23.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 11.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 11.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.6 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.3 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Ray Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Pinnacle | E 86° | 1,780 m | 5.3 mi |
| Craggy Knob | E 97° | 1,699 m | 4.9 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | E 85° | 1,626 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | E 88° | 1,603 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | ESE 112° | 1,583 m | 3.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 130° | 1,500 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | E 80° | 1,499 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | ESE 117° | 1,493 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808860
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- Asheville · 9 mi
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