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Sheepwallow Knob

Sheepwallow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sheepwallow Knob rises to 1,330 m in North Carolina. Mount Gibbes stands 1,971 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pigpen Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31640416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1330 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.77956, -82.38429

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 58
Historic sites: 36
  • Tennis Court: 8.6 mi
  • Spring House: 8.7 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 8.7 mi
  • Tool Shed: 8.7 mi
  • Potato House: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 23
  • Friends: 10.6 mi
  • Stream: 10.6 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 10.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 10.6 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 10.6 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 10
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 2.9 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 3.4 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.3 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 15.4 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 6.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 20.1 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Sheepwallow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GibbesESE 117°1,971 m6.2 mi
Blackstock KnobSE 127°1,910 m4.7 mi
Craggy DomeS 169°1,853 m5.2 mi
Patton KnobSE 126°1,828 m5.5 mi
Big ButtENE 77°1,807 m2.2 mi
Bullhead MountainSSE 161°1,798 m4.6 mi
Craggy PinnacleS 176°1,780 m5.3 mi
Point MiseryESE 106°1,736 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3716:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022583 — Sheepwallow Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809213

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