Peak · North Carolina
Skalley Knob
Skalley Knob rises to 1,195 m in North Carolina. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Valley Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Mission Crossing runs past it.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31640808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,195 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.17874, -81.93178
- On the Mission Crossing
- 7.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 8.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 8 mi
- Watauga View · 8 mi
- Calloway Peak · 8 mi
- Grandmother View · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Splash Dam Falls: 3.2 mi
- Jones Falls: 3.3 mi
- Buckeye Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- She Falls Falls: 3.7 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Double Knobs: 1.3 mi
- Pinnacles of the Beech: 2.8 mi
- Beech Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Pine Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Buckeye Creek Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Wynn Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Swank Park: 3.4 mi
- Corner on Main: 3.5 mi
- Tufts Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.9 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 8.3 mi
- Stack Rock: 8.7 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 8.9 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 5.8 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- High Point Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 8.2 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- The Rock: 14.0 mi
- Hellbenders: 14.0 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 14.1 mi
- Hephaestus: 14.1 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 14.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 6.4 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 8.1 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Woods Walk: 8.1 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Elk Valley Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 6.7 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 12.6 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 13.9 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 14.0 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 14.2 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 14.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 14.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Shanty Springs: 7.9 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 9.0 mi
- Hampton Spring: 15.3 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.9 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Skalley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | SE 124° | 1,804 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hump Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,688 m | 5.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | E 82° | 1,663 m | 2.8 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | SW 228° | 1,658 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | E 83° | 1,652 m | 2.8 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,637 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,587 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | SE 140° | 1,585 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 32 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beech MTN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809252
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- Elizabethton · 20 mi
- Johnson City · 25 mi
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