Snooks Nose
Snooks Nose rises to 1,109 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31641125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1109 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 11.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.7 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Knob: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Green Knob: 1.7 mi
- Licklog Knob: 2.0 mi
- Slick Falls: 0.7 mi
- Licklog Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hickory Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
- Curtis Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Setrock Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 3.3 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Lindley Park: 5.3 mi
- Welsh Field: 5.9 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 7.7 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 5.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 5.1 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.7 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 13.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 9.4 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 15.1 mi
- Friends: 16.0 mi
- Stream: 16.0 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 16.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 5.1 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 12.8 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 14.3 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 15.5 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 5.6 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 7.9 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 10.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 10.0 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.7 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 6.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 9.4 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 19.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 20.4 mi
- The Pinnacles: 20.6 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 2.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 3.1 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 8.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.8 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 17.4 mi
- Boat beach: 19.5 mi
- Swimming beach: 19.5 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 5.7 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Snooks Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | NNW 332° | 2,038 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNW 337° | 2,023 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Tom | NNW 339° | 2,002 m | 6.3 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | NW 307° | 1,981 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | NW 309° | 1,971 m | 4.8 mi |
| Potato Knob | WNW 301° | 1,946 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hallback | NW 320° | 1,923 m | 4.9 mi |
| Patton Knob | WNW 299° | 1,828 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 32 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022686 — Snooks Nose, McDowell County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809286
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