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Stony Knob

Stony Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Knob rises to 1,169 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31641851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,169 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.89122, -82.52486

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Upper Laurel Community Center Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mars Hill Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 10.6 mi
  • Burnsville Town Square: 12.7 mi
  • Ray–Cort Recreation Park: 12.8 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 55
  • Trillium Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Big Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Walker Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Falling Water Branch Falls: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Moye Rest: 4.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 11.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 11.0 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Friends: 12.7 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 12.7 mi
  • Stream: 12.7 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 12.7 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 12.7 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Mountain Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Terrace garden: 17.6 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 19.5 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 16.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
  • Overlook Access: 19.0 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
  • Love Road Picnic: 20.1 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldNNE1,674 m7.1 mi
Big StampNNE1,639 m7.3 mi
Upper Haw KnobNNE1,492 m4.8 mi
Sampson MountainNE1,454 m6.5 mi
Elk Wallow KnobNNE1,452 m4.7 mi
Firescald MountainNE1,442 m5.4 mi
Sampson PeakNE1,442 m6.5 mi
Lower Haw KnobN1,401 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809358

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