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Sliding Knob

Sliding Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sliding Knob rises to 1,075 m in North Carolina. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mikes Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31640898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1075 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.72983, -82.84514

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 42
Historic sites: 33
  • Declaration of Independence: 10.2 mi
  • US Constitution: 10.2 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 10.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Rhododenron Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 12
  • French Broad Rafting: 10.4 mi
  • Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 16.9 mi
  • Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 17.6 mi
  • Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 18.0 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Shook Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
  • Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 16.2 mi
  • Overlook Access: 17.2 mi
Springs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 2
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 16.0 mi
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Sliding Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crabtree BaldSW 214°1,621 m6.7 mi
Sandymush BaldSSW 211°1,566 m4.0 mi
Little Sandymush BaldSSW 207°1,480 m3.2 mi
Mary KnobW 268°1,440 m3.5 mi
Bluff MountainNNW 336°1,430 m8.4 mi
Bald KnobW 277°1,408 m3.9 mi
Max Patch MountainNW 307°1,407 m7.8 mi
Naked Place MountainW 270°1,406 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:51
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3816:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546269737267554538
Precip in3.32.83.83.73.84.24.43.83.42.32.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marshall, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022663 — Sliding Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809265

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