Richland Knob
Richland Knob rises to 1,429 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the east-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31638119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1429 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.8 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.4 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Richland Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Rich Knob: 0.4 mi
- Courthouse Knob: 0.6 mi
- Bull Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.8 mi
- Mountain Biking Pump Track: 4.7 mi
- The Slabs: 4.7 mi
- Lower Slab: 4.7 mi
- Formal Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Christmas Tree Stand: 5.0 mi
- Cascades Falls: 4.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.8 mi
- Walker Falls: 7.4 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 7.6 mi
- Tennis Court: 1.0 mi
- Spring House: 1.0 mi
- Tool Shed: 1.0 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 1.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 9.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 10.2 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 4.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 8.4 mi
- Deco Gecko: 8.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 8.5 mi
- Passage: 8.6 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.2 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.2 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.3 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 5.5 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 7.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 8.1 mi
- Ironland: 8.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 11.4 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 4.6 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 6.1 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.3 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 13.1 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 21.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 10.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Richland Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | ENE 71° | 1,853 m | 4.9 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | ENE 70° | 1,780 m | 4.3 mi |
| Craggy Knob | E 83° | 1,699 m | 3.7 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,626 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | ENE 70° | 1,603 m | 3.4 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | E 93° | 1,583 m | 1.6 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 126° | 1,500 m | 0.4 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | NE 51° | 1,499 m | 2.6 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 | 07:37 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022275 — Richland Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808950
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