Sheep Knob
Sheep Knob rises to 700 m in North Carolina. Commissary Hill stands 1,757 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Feds Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 700 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 5.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Toms Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 5.5 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
- Greenlee Park: 3.0 mi
- West Marion Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
- Creekwise Park: 6.1 mi
- Lindley Park: 8.8 mi
- Feds Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Long Ridge: 2.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 2.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 7.0 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 7.6 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 10.1 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.7 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.3 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 11.4 mi
- Hide & Seek: 11.5 mi
- Historic Carson House: 2.5 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 5.1 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 7.6 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 10.1 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 14.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 14.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- The Market on Oak: 14.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 15.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 10.8 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 14.0 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 16.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 21.2 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Terrace garden: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 23.6 mi
- Worlds Edge: 23.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 9.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 14.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 6.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 6.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 21.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Boat beach: 12.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.4 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary Hill | WNW 287° | 1,757 m | 9.5 mi |
| Maple Camp Bald | WNW 300° | 1,711 m | 9.7 mi |
| Green Knob | W 273° | 1,540 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,488 m | 8.7 mi |
| Glass Rock Knob | W 264° | 1,471 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bear Wallow Knob | W 280° | 1,453 m | 9.4 mi |
| Laurel Knob | W 265° | 1,293 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Laurel Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,259 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD FT 4 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022572 — Sheep Knob, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809195
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