Peak · North Carolina
Shell Knob
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.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,221 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.45289, -82.70596
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
- Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6) · 1 mi
- View Stony Bald · 1 mi
- View Hominy Valley · 1 mi
- Mills River Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
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
Peaks
- Fork Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Young Pisgah Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Stony Bald: 1.5 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 1.5 mi
- Ferrin Knob: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 5.7 mi
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 5.7 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 6.3 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- 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: 26
- 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: 16
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 8.1 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 8.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 9.9 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 9.9 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 15
- 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
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
Cliffs: 15
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 12.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 13.9 mi
- High Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.4 mi
- Dunns Rock: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 10.2 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 11.8 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Pisgah Picnic: 3.9 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
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
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Shell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 237° | 1,744 m | 3.4 mi |
| Fryingpan Mountain | SW 223° | 1,621 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | SW 227° | 1,611 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 215° | 1,611 m | 3.9 mi |
| Big Bald | SW 220° | 1,588 m | 4.9 mi |
| Twelve O'Clock Top | WNW 283° | 1,464 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rocky Face Mountain | W 279° | 1,420 m | 5.3 mi |
| Piney Field Top | WSW 239° | 1,403 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 6 mi away.
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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