Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 1,000 m in North Carolina. Pilot Knob stands 1,466 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Rocky Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1017384).
Wikidata Q31638666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,000 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 8.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 9.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 4 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 4 mi
- Moses Cone Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Rocky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Mills Knob: 1.4 mi
- Blowing Rock: 1.9 mi
- Globe Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lower Thunderhole Falls: 2.2 mi
- Thunderhole Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 2.7 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 2.8 mi
- Blowing Rock City Park: 3.4 mi
- Broyhill Park: 3.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 3.6 mi
- Sterling Creek Park: 5.4 mi
- High Gravity Adventures: 5.8 mi
- The Gardener: 3.4 mi
- Jessie: 3.4 mi
- Founders Bell: 8.8 mi
- The Rock: 8.8 mi
- Aspire: 8.9 mi
- Mystery House: 5.4 mi
- Mystery Hill: 5.4 mi
- Planes & Helicopters: 6.0 mi
- Ferris Wheel: 6.0 mi
- Tilt-a-Whirl: 6.0 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 3.2 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 3.3 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.7 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 5.5 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 8.5 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 3.2 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 8.6 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 8.8 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 8.9 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 9.6 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 9.9 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 10.0 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 8.9 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 9.0 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 9.0 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 7.5 mi
- Shanty Springs: 8.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 22.1 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 14.1 mi
- Mortimer: 8.8 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | W 278° | 1,466 m | 6.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 351° | 1,362 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,281 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bentley Knob | NNE 30° | 1,256 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNE 22° | 1,197 m | 6.7 mi |
| Green Knob | NW 325° | 1,196 m | 5.3 mi |
| Deck Hill | N 355° | 1,186 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | NE 38° | 1,185 m | 5.6 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 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| 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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9936326654
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