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Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Knob rises to 1,251 m in North Carolina. Cold Mountain stands 1,414 m to the east-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1022348)

Wikidata Q31638717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1251 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.19121, -83.04431

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Great Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Nellies Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Slatten Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Pittypat Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Packs Falls: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 4.6 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • Ralph J Andrews Recreation Park: 6.1 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 19
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 11.0 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 11.5 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.6 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 12
Museums: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Ear: 11.0 mi
  • Chalice: 11.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 11.3 mi
  • Wi: 11.4 mi
  • Moai Statue: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.0 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.9 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainESE 118°1,414 m3.7 mi
Bear MountainSW 229°1,406 m2.8 mi
Glassyrock MountainWSW 244°1,404 m3.6 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE 155°1,392 m4.0 mi
Hogback MountainSSE 155°1,386 m4.0 mi
Laurel KnobSSW 194°1,380 m2.6 mi
Blackrock MountainSE 143°1,370 m1.6 mi
Shelton Pisgah MountainESE 110°1,365 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:1920:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022348 — Rocky Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809029

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