Rock Knob
Rock Knob rises to 1,026 m in North Carolina. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31638421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,026 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 9.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 8 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 23 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 24 mi
- Craggy Gardens · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Locust Knob: 0.7 mi
- Sapling Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mollie Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 1.6 mi
- No Business Knob: 1.6 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 8.3 mi
- Barnard Park: 8.4 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 3.9 mi
- Trillium Falls: 4.8 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Margarette Falls: 7.8 mi
- Needles Falls: 8.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 3.3 mi
- Moye Rest: 6.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.0 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 10.2 mi
- US Constitution: 10.2 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Vann Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 16.4 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 17.0 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 17.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 18.1 mi
- Overlook Access: 9.4 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 10.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Rock Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 21.7 mi
- Friends: 21.7 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 21.7 mi
- Stream: 21.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 13.6 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 19.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 22.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 7.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 17.1 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 19.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 23.9 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.7 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 22.9 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | NNW 343° | 1,480 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,438 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lick Rock | ENE 62° | 1,393 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | NE 51° | 1,393 m | 5.1 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | N 358° | 1,382 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | N 352° | 1,373 m | 6.2 mi |
| Divide Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,342 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 7° | 1,327 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022327 — Rock Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357808995
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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