Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 591 m in North Carolina. Windling Stair Knob stands 1,037 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022363).
Wikidata Q31638653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 591 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 8.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 11.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wilson Creek Valley Overlook · 12 mi
- Pilot Ridge Overlook · 12 mi
- Boulder Field Overlook · 12 mi
- Rough Ridge Lookout - Grandfather Mountain, NC. · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Adako Falls: 2.9 mi
- Triple Drop: 4.1 mi
- Thunder Hole: 4.2 mi
- Boat Buster: 4.2 mi
- Razorback: 4.3 mi
- Hard & Flossie Clark Family Park: 2.1 mi
- Gamewell Optimist Park: 5.8 mi
- Happy Valley Optimist Park: 6.6 mi
- Gamewell Park: 6.7 mi
- Happy Valley Park (North): 6.7 mi
- Fletcher Knob: 1.4 mi
- High Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mill Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Adams Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Four Trumpets: 7.4 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 7.5 mi
- Golden Throat: 7.6 mi
- While I Close My Eyes: 7.6 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 7.6 mi
- House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 2.4 mi
- Home of General William Lenoir: 10.7 mi
- Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 11.0 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 12.7 mi
- Stack Rock: 12.8 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 12.0 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 5.5 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 12.3 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 14.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.8 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.1 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 15.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 18.1 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 18.2 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Woods Walk: 13.5 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Fox Den: 14.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 13.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 13.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 15.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.2 mi
- Boat beach: 18.3 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 22.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 9.8 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Mortimer: 5.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windling Stair Knob | W 273° | 1,037 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 2° | 1,000 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sugar Knob | W 278° | 904 m | 9.5 mi |
| Marks Mountain | NW 310° | 878 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ned Mountain | WNW 303° | 876 m | 10.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NE 40° | 853 m | 9.8 mi |
| Joe White Mountain | NW 307° | 849 m | 4.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NE 41° | 842 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809049
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- Hickory · 24 mi
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