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Roan High Knob

Roan High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Roan High Knob rises to 1,916 m in North Carolina. Cloudland Mountain stands 1,883 m to the west, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Coltens Cliff, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1916 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.10456, -82.12235

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Fall Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 10.3 mi
  • Jones Falls: 10.4 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 26
  • Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 10.2 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 14.5 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 19
  • Avery County Musuem: 11.0 mi
  • Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.1 mi
  • NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 15.1 mi
  • Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 13
Artworks: 12
  • SPMS Billboard: 13.3 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 13.3 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 13.4 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
  • Hampton Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.5 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 13.5 mi
  • ETSU Community Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Terrace garden: 19.1 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 13.5 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Roan High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cloudland MountainW 274°1,883 m0.5 mi
Grassy Ridge BaldE 98°1,879 m2.4 mi
Round BaldE 80°1,770 m1.0 mi
Jane BaldE 86°1,770 m1.6 mi
Hump MountainENE 68°1,688 m6.6 mi
Beartown MountainNW 320°1,674 m1.3 mi
Little Yellow MountainSE 132°1,674 m4.0 mi
Little Hump MountainENE 75°1,662 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1120:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743515966696862544337
Precip in4.33.84.74.74.84.85.35.04.03.33.64.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roan MTN 3SW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022307 — Roan High Knob, Carter County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356773813

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