Rice Knob
Rice Knob rises to 778 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31637678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 778 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 17 mi
- Sliding Rock Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hammond Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rush Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ward Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pearson Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lake Falls: 3.4 mi
- Sidewinder Falls: 3.5 mi
- Zen Falls: 3.6 mi
- Tommy Wyche Falls: 4.0 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 2.7 mi
- The Park at Flat Rock: 5.8 mi
- Les Mullinax Park: 6.4 mi
- Lennox Park: 6.7 mi
- Gatewate Park: 6.8 mi
- Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 1.9 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.2 mi
- Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 7.2 mi
- Trestle ruins: 9.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Asia Garden: 19.6 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 19.9 mi
- Maria: 16.6 mi
- Springtime in TR: 17.2 mi
- Orange Bear: 17.5 mi
- Honey: 17.8 mi
- Lake Robinson RV Park: 18.0 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 6.9 mi
- Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 7.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 10.4 mi
- Tryon Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 7.3 mi
- Southern X793: 7.6 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 8.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 11.4 mi
- High Rocks: 5.1 mi
- Long Rock: 5.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 7.7 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Glassy Rock: 9.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.0 mi
- 4: 23.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 7.5 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 22.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 20.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rice Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | WNW 289° | 1,148 m | 3.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 278° | 1,098 m | 5.6 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,027 m | 2.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,002 m | 2.3 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 259° | 997 m | 5.7 mi |
| Grassy Top Mountain | SW 218° | 993 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ann Mountain | NNW 329° | 990 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bald Rock | WSW 245° | 990 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808908
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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