Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 1,500 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the east-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022254).
Wikidata Q31637745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,500 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.5 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.1 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bull Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Richland Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Richland Knob: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.6 mi
- Wolfden Knob: 0.7 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 4.4 mi
- The Slabs: 4.5 mi
- Lower Slab: 4.5 mi
- Formal Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Christmas Tree Stand: 4.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 4.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 7.1 mi
- Walker Falls: 7.3 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Tennis Court: 1.0 mi
- Spring House: 1.0 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 1.0 mi
- Potato House: 1.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 8.7 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 4.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.1 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 8.5 mi
- Deco Gecko: 8.5 mi
- Passage: 8.6 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.3 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.3 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 5.7 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 8.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 8.2 mi
- Ironland: 8.5 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 11.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 4.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 5.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.0 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.6 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.1 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 9.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | ENE 67° | 1,853 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bullhead Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,798 m | 5.5 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | ENE 66° | 1,780 m | 4.1 mi |
| Craggy Knob | ENE 78° | 1,699 m | 3.4 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | NE 53° | 1,626 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | ENE 64° | 1,603 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | E 84° | 1,583 m | 1.3 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | NE 43° | 1,499 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808920
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