Silver Creek Knob
Silver Creek Knob rises to 861 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Resurrection Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 861 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.2 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 23 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 23 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bolin Knob: 1.5 mi
- Oakey Knob: 1.7 mi
- South Mountain: 2.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 4.8 mi
- Simpson Field: 9.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 9.5 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 10.0 mi
- Glenwood Park: 10.3 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 0.9 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 3.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 12.6 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 12.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 13.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 15.4 mi
- Something Rotten: 13.0 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 13.0 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 13.0 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.1 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 12.8 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 13.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 13.8 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.4 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 13.0 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 13.1 mi
- Observation Deck: 22.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.9 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 9.9 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 13.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 24.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.4 mi
- Boat beach: 12.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.3 mi
- Fox Den: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.2 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Silver Creek Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NE 50° | 918 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NE 55° | 907 m | 4.0 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NE 47° | 905 m | 3.3 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NE 52° | 901 m | 3.8 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 47° | 886 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 69° | 874 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ENE 75° | 870 m | 5.4 mi |
| Skull Knob | ENE 64° | 869 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809246
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 28 mi
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