Skull Knob
Skull Knob rises to 869 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the northwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 0.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426025, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 869 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 23 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 23 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 24 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 0.8 mi
- Icy Knob: 0.8 mi
- Propst Mountain: 1.0 mi
- High Peak: 1.0 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 2.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 6.4 mi
- Simpson Field: 8.2 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 8.7 mi
- Carbon City Park: 8.8 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 3.0 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.0 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.0 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.2 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.8 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.9 mi
- Something Rotten: 13.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 13.4 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 13.4 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 13.5 mi
- Wild Percussion: 13.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.9 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 24.1 mi
- Across the Grain: 24.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 10.2 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.4 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.9 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 18.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.7 mi
- Observation Deck: 19.2 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 24.0 mi
- Swimming beach: 12.6 mi
- Boat beach: 12.6 mi
- Fox Den: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 18.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 18.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Skull Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NW 306° | 918 m | 0.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 17° | 907 m | 0.8 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NW 319° | 905 m | 1.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | N 354° | 901 m | 0.8 mi |
| Walker Top | NNE 26° | 886 m | 2.9 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 121° | 882 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | E 79° | 874 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | E 92° | 870 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809254
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 25 mi
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