Sassafras Knob
Sassafras Knob rises to 1,353 m in North Carolina. Mount Hardy stands 1,866 m to the north, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Banded Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31425903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1353 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Banded Rock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cavern Falls: 0.8 mi
- Tributary Three Falls: 0.9 mi
- Upper Rockyface Falls: 1.0 mi
- Bald Rock: 0.6 mi
- Rockyface Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bruce Knob: 1.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 3.3 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Roy Taylor Forest: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 8.4 mi
- Champion Park: 8.9 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 1.6 mi
- River Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Bald Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Onion Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.2 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 5.2 mi
- Camp John Rock: 9.2 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.8 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 16.5 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 18.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 10.6 mi
- M1: 11.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 12.4 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.7 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 11.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 12.3 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.7 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 18.9 mi
- Chalice: 14.4 mi
- Ear: 14.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.5 mi
- Wi: 14.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 18.6 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 11.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 12.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 20.2 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 20.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.3 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 18.2 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 21.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 19.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Sassafras Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hardy | N 9° | 1,866 m | 4.9 mi |
| Silvermine Bald | NNE 32° | 1,822 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chestnut Bald | NNE 30° | 1,821 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rough Butt Bald | NNW 347° | 1,807 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wolf Bald | N 3° | 1,770 m | 4.9 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | NNE 28° | 1,744 m | 5.5 mi |
| Herrin Knob | NNE 13° | 1,741 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rich Mountain Bald | NW 324° | 1,699 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022506 — Sassafras Knob, Jackson County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809163
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