Rocky Knobs
Rocky Knobs rises to 1,139 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Reid Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Whitewater Way passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31638929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,139 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 2.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gorges Overlook · 2 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 4 mi
- View Herrin Knob Overlook (MP 424.4) · 15 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reid Branch Falls: 0.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 0.9 mi
- Drift Falls: 1.0 mi
- Turtleback Falls: 1.0 mi
- Unmentionable Falls: 1.0 mi
- Silver Run Falls: 5.1 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 6.8 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 6.9 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 7.3 mi
- Rainy Knobs: 1.6 mi
- Roundtop: 1.8 mi
- Misery Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bearpen Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 11.0 mi
- River Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 9.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.6 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 15.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 16.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 17.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 12.1 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 16.9 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 17.2 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 19.5 mi
- World of Energy: 20.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 11.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 16.9 mi
- M1: 17.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 19.9 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 20.5 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.7 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- English Garden: 20.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 23.8 mi
- Ear: 19.2 mi
- Chalice: 19.5 mi
- American Eclipse: 19.6 mi
- Moai Statue: 24.5 mi
- Sylva Mural: 24.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 8.5 mi
- North Beach: 17.2 mi
- South Beach: 18.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 5.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.5 mi
- South: 18.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Rocky Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | N 355° | 1,452 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cold Mountain | N 356° | 1,414 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,401 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,392 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,386 m | 4.5 mi |
| Laurel Knob | NW 319° | 1,380 m | 6.7 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,370 m | 6.9 mi |
| Panthertail Mountain | N 1° | 1,365 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803486
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