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Sheep Knob

Sheep Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31640300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
700 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.71262, -82.09372

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • Greenlee Park: 3.0 mi
  • Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 4.7 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Mcdowell Recreation Center: 5.0 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 16
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.0 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.7 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 11.3 mi
  • Viewing Blind: 11.4 mi
  • Walk Like a Raccoon: 11.4 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 12
  • 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
  • SPMS Billboard: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.3 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Commissary HillWNW 287°1,757 m9.5 mi
Maple Camp BaldWNW 300°1,711 m9.7 mi
Green KnobW 273°1,540 m7.3 mi
Little MountainWNW 291°1,488 m8.7 mi
Glass Rock KnobW 264°1,471 m9.3 mi
Bear Wallow KnobW 280°1,453 m9.4 mi
Chestnut KnobW 276°1,367 m9.3 mi
Laurel KnobW 265°1,293 m7.0 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 solstice07:3516:4017:19

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

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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