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Snake Knob

Snake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Knob rises to 1,148 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteoak Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1148 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.83123, -82.21901

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Whiteoak Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Camp Celo Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Locust Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Crevice Falls: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 32
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.4 mi
  • Otway Burns: 7.5 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 9.5 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 13.0 mi
Museums: 21
Attractions: 16
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.9 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 9.9 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 12.6 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.8 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Friends: 7.4 mi
  • Stream: 7.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 7.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 8
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 1.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.1 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 17.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 17.4 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Snake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellSSW 209°2,038 m5.3 mi
Mount CraigSSW 213°2,023 m4.4 mi
Balsam ConeSW 216°2,007 m3.5 mi
Big TomSSW 213°2,002 m4.2 mi
Cattail PeakSW 222°1,986 m3.2 mi
Mount GibbesSSW 210°1,971 m7.4 mi
Potato HillSW 223°1,942 m2.9 mi
HallbackSSW 209°1,923 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:3616:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526066696863534337
Precip in5.94.65.36.05.95.85.85.66.04.34.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022680 — Snake Knob, Yancey County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809278

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