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Rittle Knob

Rittle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rittle Knob rises to 1,463 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the west-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Orchard Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31638275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1463 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.32179, -81.65816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pine Orchard Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Elk Knob: 1.1 mi
  • Old Field Bald: 2.2 mi
  • Greene Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Long Hope Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Green Valley Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Todd Island Park: 5.6 mi
  • Howards Knob County Park: 6.4 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 51
  • Bluff Mountain Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 8.2 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 9.0 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 10.3 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 10.3 mi
  • Round-Up: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Hellbenders: 7.3 mi
  • Time and Honor: 7.3 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 7.3 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 7.5 mi
  • Historic Dam Site: 7.8 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.4 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Cascades Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Trials Playground: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Brig Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Rittle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainWNW 283°1,697 m2.8 mi
Rich MountainWSW 258°1,633 m3.3 mi
The PeakN 8°1,573 m5.7 mi
Bluff MountainNE 45°1,542 m6.8 mi
Three Top MountainNNE 30°1,530 m8.2 mi
Old Field BaldNNE 30°1,506 m2.2 mi
Bald MountainENE 60°1,502 m6.4 mi
Pine Orchard KnobNE 48°1,490 m0.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022299 — Rittle Knob, Watauga County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357808970

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