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Reinhart Knob

Reinhart Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Reinhart Knob rises to 1,856 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the north-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1856 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.34982, -82.97708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Big Beartrap Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Little Beartrap Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Berry Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Boomer Inn Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Middle Prong Falls: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 4.1 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 8.3 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 8.8 mi
  • Hazelwood Recreation Park: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 18
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.2 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 10.9 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 11.4 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 11.8 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Judaculla Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 8.7 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 9.2 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 9.8 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 11.5 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 11.2 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Shook Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 11.6 mi
  • American Eclipse: 11.7 mi
  • Wi: 11.8 mi
  • Ear: 12.0 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 13.4 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 15.3 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Reinhart Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNNW 328°1,951 m1.4 mi
Black Balsam KnobESE 105°1,890 m6.0 mi
Mount HardySE 139°1,866 m4.3 mi
Tennent MountainE 98°1,846 m6.2 mi
Sam KnobESE 107°1,844 m4.8 mi
Grassy Cove TopE 91°1,844 m6.4 mi
Shining RockE 79°1,829 m6.6 mi
Silvermine BaldESE 118°1,822 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357808899

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