Peak · North Carolina
Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 1,128 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022253).
Wikidata Q31637733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,128 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.46594, -82.66846
- 0.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Beaver Dam Gap Overlook (MP 401.7) · 1 mi
- Bad Fork Valley Overlook (MP 399.7) · 1 mi
- View Stony Bald · 2 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Green Top: 0.3 mi
- Ferrin Knob: 0.5 mi
- Billy Cove Knob: 1.0 mi
- Cold Knob: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Rock: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 4.2 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 5.4 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 3.8 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 4.4 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Ferin Fire Tower: 0.5 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 5.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.3 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 10.9 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 26
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 3.7 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 3.9 mi
- Holly Garden: 4.0 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 4.0 mi
- Stream Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.9 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 7.8 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.0 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 8.1 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.0 mi
Museums: 16
- Cradle of Forestry: 10.1 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 11.0 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 15
- Statue of Diana: 8.5 mi
- Berm Park: 8.7 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 9.4 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 9.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.4 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 13.2 mi
- High Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 12.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 13.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 6.0 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 15.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 3.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 2.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 241° | 1,744 m | 5.7 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 235° | 1,611 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 227° | 1,611 m | 6.0 mi |
| Candler Knob | WSW 236° | 1,381 m | 4.3 mi |
| Stony Bald | WSW 239° | 1,363 m | 3.7 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SW 214° | 1,337 m | 4.8 mi |
| Laurel Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,246 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,230 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022253 — Rich Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808919
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