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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
1,251 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
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
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 11
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Ear: 11.0 mi
  • Chalice: 11.2 mi
  • American Eclipse: 11.3 mi
  • Moai Statue: 16.1 mi
  • Sylva Mural: 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 5.0 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cold MountainESE1,414 m3.7 mi
Bear MountainSW1,406 m2.8 mi
Glassyrock MountainWSW1,404 m3.6 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSE1,392 m4.0 mi
Hogback MountainSSE1,386 m4.0 mi
Laurel KnobSSW1,380 m2.6 mi
Blackrock MountainSE1,370 m1.6 mi
Shelton Pisgah MountainESE1,365 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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