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Shell Knob

Shell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Shell Knob rises to 1,221 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fork Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31640442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1221 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.45289, -82.70596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Johnny Tiller Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 4.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 38
  • Ferin Fire Tower: 1.9 mi
  • Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 3.6 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.3 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 12.6 mi
  • the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Holly Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Bonsai Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Stream Garden: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 16
  • Berm Park: 7.7 mi
  • Statue of Diana: 10.7 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 11.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 11.6 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 15
  • Cradle of Forestry: 8.2 mi
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 12.8 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Lenox Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 1.8 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 4.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Shell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWSW 237°1,744 m3.4 mi
Fryingpan MountainSW 223°1,621 m5.6 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSW 227°1,611 m3.0 mi
Little Bald MountainSW 215°1,611 m3.9 mi
Big BaldSW 220°1,588 m4.9 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopWNW 283°1,464 m5.5 mi
Fork MountainWSW 240°1,452 m4.2 mi
Rocky Face MountainW 279°1,420 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3716:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556269727165554539
Precip in4.03.34.14.74.44.45.74.14.63.54.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022585 — Shell Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809215

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