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Red Hill Knob

Red Hill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Red Hill Knob rises to 964 m in North Carolina. High Rock stands 1,359 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Watershed Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31637510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
964 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.85288, -82.64208

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.2 mi
  • Barnard Park: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 6.8 mi
  • Walnut Island River Park: 8.3 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Needles Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Spring Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Bill of Rights: 4.5 mi
  • US Constitution: 4.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 4.5 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 16
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 18.4 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
  • Overlook Access: 14.4 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 15.0 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Red Hill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNE 25°1,359 m8.5 mi
Peter Cove MountainNNE 27°1,264 m8.2 mi
Hack KnobN 7°1,242 m7.5 mi
Richland MountainN 8°1,225 m6.9 mi
Big KnobENE 64°1,206 m5.4 mi
Frozen KnobNE 46°1,201 m3.8 mi
Reed MountainNE 40°1,200 m6.7 mi
Richland MountainN 3°1,189 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808880

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