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Sandy Knob

Sandy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sandy Knob rises to 724 m in North Carolina. Round Mountain stands 1,049 m to the west-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickorynut Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 9.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31639838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
724 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.56151, -82.10316

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Waterfall Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lindley Park: 6.8 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 7.4 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 7.7 mi
  • Buffalo Creek Park: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Standing Rock Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Davids Falls: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 16
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 6.4 mi
  • Canopy Ridge Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 12.0 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.2 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 17.7 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 8
  • Blue Ridge Assembly: 13.5 mi
  • Globe: 19.2 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 21.2 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 7.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 7.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Sandy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainWSW 256°1,049 m6.9 mi
Cross MountainW 269°1,044 m8.3 mi
Weed Patch MountainWSW 237°1,039 m8.2 mi
Stone MountainWSW 248°998 m7.9 mi
Greenlee MountainN 354°949 m9.1 mi
Long RidgeN 349°941 m8.7 mi
Hicks MountainW 280°939 m7.7 mi
Wolf Pen MountainWSW 246°929 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1420:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047556370747367574740
Precip in4.23.64.24.54.85.44.86.25.74.13.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809157

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