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Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Knob rises to 1,477 m in North Carolina. Black Balsam Knob stands 1,890 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31425791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1477 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.27538, -82.92013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Courthouse Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Cody Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Dill Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Dill Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Red Rock Falls: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 5.5 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 5.7 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 6.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry in America: 9.5 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 20
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 2.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 13.6 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 15.2 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 15
Museums: 10
  • Cradle of Forestry: 9.5 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Shook Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Chalice: 14.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 14.9 mi
  • Ear: 14.9 mi
  • Wi: 15.0 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Moody Spring: 24.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.7 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Balsam KnobNE 35°1,890 m4.4 mi
Mount HardyNNW 348°1,866 m2.0 mi
Reinhart KnobNNW 328°1,856 m6.1 mi
Tennent MountainNE 34°1,846 m5.1 mi
Sam KnobNNE 21°1,844 m4.0 mi
Grassy Cove TopNNE 32°1,844 m6.0 mi
Silvermine BaldNE 42°1,822 m3.1 mi
Chestnut BaldNE 39°1,821 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370737266564639
Precip in7.05.45.95.85.66.86.37.66.16.15.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brevard, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022351 — Rocky Knob, Transylvania County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809033

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