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Spot Knob

Spot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Spot Knob rises to 1,764 m in North Carolina. Richland Balsam stands 1,951 m to the north-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Beartrap Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1764 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.32677, -82.96375

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Buckeye Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Big Beartrap Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Sheephead Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Buckeye Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Middle Prong Falls: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Roy Taylor Forest: 3.4 mi
  • Canada Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 7.4 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 9.0 mi
  • Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 3.7 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Lyn Lowry Cross: 12.5 mi
  • Catamount Statue: 12.6 mi
  • 1983 Plane Crash: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 8.2 mi
  • Judaculla Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 9.6 mi
  • 1915 Climax Locomotive: 10.9 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 11.4 mi
Museums: 11
  • Cradle of Forestry: 10.6 mi
  • Fine Art Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Transylvania Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Shook Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Chalice: 12.1 mi
  • American Eclipse: 12.2 mi
  • Wi: 12.3 mi
  • Ear: 12.5 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 13.3 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 10.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 16.0 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 17.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Spot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Richland BalsamNNW 332°1,951 m3.2 mi
Black Balsam KnobE 89°1,890 m5.0 mi
Mount HardySE 129°1,866 m2.6 mi
Reinhart KnobNNW 335°1,856 m1.8 mi
Tennent MountainE 82°1,846 m5.4 mi
Sam KnobE 87°1,844 m3.9 mi
Grassy Cove TopENE 75°1,844 m5.8 mi
Shining RockENE 63°1,829 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1820:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3816:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844536168717064544438
Precip in4.64.34.44.54.24.24.14.24.33.03.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809313

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