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Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Knob rises to 1,332 m in North Carolina. Snake Mountain stands 1,697 m to the east-northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellison Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States of America; geonames ID = 4488714

Wikidata Q31638850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1332 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.32179, -81.72817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howards Knob County Park: 6.9 mi
  • Green Valley Community Park: 7.1 mi
  • Junaluska City Park: 7.3 mi
  • North Street Park: 7.4 mi
  • Walter & Annie Cook Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Crab Orchard Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Dutch Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
  • She Falls Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Mountain Magic Resort: 7.7 mi
  • Fun 'N' Wheels: 8.0 mi
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 9.9 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 11.1 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Doc Watson Statue: 7.5 mi
  • Hellbenders: 7.5 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 7.6 mi
  • Time and Honor: 7.6 mi
  • The Magic Mailbox: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Trials Playground: 10.8 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 11.0 mi
  • Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Brig Spring: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Elk Shoals: 16.7 mi
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snake MountainENE 60°1,697 m1.3 mi
Rich MountainSE 137°1,633 m0.9 mi
The PeakNE 40°1,573 m7.3 mi
Bluff MountainENE 61°1,542 m9.9 mi
Old Field BaldENE 69°1,506 m5.4 mi
Bald MountainENE 71°1,502 m9.9 mi
Pine Orchard KnobE 83°1,490 m4.6 mi
Harmon KnobSSE 152°1,466 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:49
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357783911

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