Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 952 m in North Carolina. Little Pinnacle stands 1,551 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilah Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. New River Valley Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31638916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 952 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Alligator Back Overlook · 12 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 13 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lilah Hill: 1.4 mi
- Fox Knob: 3.4 mi
- Franks Knob: 4.2 mi
- Helton Knob: 4.4 mi
- Grassy Knob: 4.6 mi
- Family Central: 9.9 mi
- Ashe County Park: 10.8 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 11.9 mi
- Crouse Park: 12.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Nana Falls: 12.4 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 13.7 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 15.5 mi
- Incredible Falls: 16.0 mi
- Listening Rock: 10.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 11.4 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Spring House: 22.2 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 10.8 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 11.5 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Forestry Center: 22.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 11.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 12.0 mi
- Devils Garden: 15.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 21.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 13.6 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 20.1 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pinnacle | WNW 300° | 1,551 m | 11.1 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,526 m | 11.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NW 318° | 1,503 m | 11.7 mi |
| Third Peak | NW 319° | 1,502 m | 11.4 mi |
| Second Peak | NW 320° | 1,476 m | 10.9 mi |
| Phoenix Mountain | SW 236° | 1,427 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 29° | 1,418 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,417 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Transou, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357812798
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