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Sassafras Knob

Sassafras Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sassafras Knob rises to 930 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Cliffs, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31639876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
930 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.03652, -81.83761

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Little Lost Cove Falls: 1.1 mi
  • North Harper Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Chestnut Cove Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Upper Gragg Prong Falls: 2.4 mi
Parks
Artworks: 37
  • The Gardener: 11.1 mi
  • Jessie: 11.2 mi
  • The Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Yosef the Mountain Man: 15.0 mi
  • Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Stack Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.2 mi
  • Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 6.6 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 8.9 mi
  • Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.1 mi
Museums: 18
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 12
  • Mortimer memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 10.8 mi
  • Earth Day 2011: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 4
  • Shanty Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.3 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Sassafras Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calloway PeakNNE 16°1,804 m5.4 mi
Sugar MountainNNW 341°1,585 m6.4 mi
Flattop MountainNNW 346°1,502 m5.6 mi
Peak MountainN 2°1,473 m6.5 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 33°1,466 m5.3 mi
Big Haw MountainWNW 292°1,425 m7.3 mi
Grandmother MountainN 351°1,408 m1.8 mi
Spanish Oak MountainWNW 291°1,381 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809168

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