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Red Oak Knob

Red Oak Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Red Oak Knob rises to 692 m in North Carolina. Frosty Knob stands 1,292 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteoak Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31637522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
692 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.75372, -82.61541

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Walnut Island River Park: 2.7 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 3.2 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 4.8 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 53
  • Reems Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lake Louise Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Needles Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 4.9 mi
  • US Constitution: 4.9 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 4.9 mi
  • Giving Tree Memorial: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 13
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 11.4 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.7 mi
  • Overlook Access: 20.2 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Red Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty KnobE 96°1,292 m7.7 mi
Middle MountainE 96°1,249 m7.2 mi
North KnobESE 106°1,233 m7.0 mi
Grassy KnobE 98°1,220 m7.7 mi
Haw KnobE 97°1,199 m9.4 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 110°1,172 m6.5 mi
Wiley MountainESE 107°1,135 m5.9 mi
Dan KnobN 10°1,108 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1320:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

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/357808884

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