Rector Knob
Rector Knob rises to 631 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is High Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31637403, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 631 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.2 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 24.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 22 mi
- Gorge View · 25 mi
- Erwin's View Outlook · 25 mi
- Chimney View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Methodist Park: 1.7 mi
- Valdese Recreation Center: 2.3 mi
- Le Phare Des Alpes: 2.4 mi
- Trail of Faith: 2.4 mi
- McGalliard Falls Park: 3.5 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 3.5 mi
- Little River Falls: 7.7 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 8.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 8.9 mi
- High Peak: 1.1 mi
- Mineral Springs Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 5.4 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 5.8 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 5.8 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 10.3 mi
- Four Trumpets: 13.6 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 13.6 mi
- Stone Bench: 13.7 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 13.8 mi
- Across the Grain: 13.8 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 9.1 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Something Rotten: 17.2 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 17.2 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 17.3 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 5.5 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 6.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 14.1 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 20.7 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 5.4 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 5.9 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 24.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.7 mi
- Fox Den: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 16.3 mi
- Boat beach: 16.4 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 19.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Mortimer: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Rector Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SW 232° | 918 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SW 230° | 907 m | 10.9 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SW 233° | 905 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SW 231° | 901 m | 11.1 mi |
| Walker Top | SW 235° | 886 m | 8.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | SSW 201° | 882 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SW 222° | 874 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | SW 219° | 870 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357783284
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 15 mi
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