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Stoney Knob

Stoney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stoney Knob rises to 700 m in North Carolina. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Louise Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
700 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.68011, -82.57819

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 0.8 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 1.5 mi
  • Main Street Nature Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lake View Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 29
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Italian Garden: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 17
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 5.9 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.0 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 20.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 14.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Stoney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobE 90°1,500 m7.5 mi
Rocky KnobE 94°1,433 m7.3 mi
Richland MountainE 89°1,429 m7.2 mi
Richland KnobE 89°1,429 m7.2 mi
Courthouse KnobE 84°1,322 m6.9 mi
High SwanE 100°1,300 m7.1 mi
Frosty KnobNE 52°1,292 m7.0 mi
Middle MountainNE 49°1,249 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809350

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