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Sugarloaf Knob

Sugarloaf Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Knob rises to 1,393 m in North Carolina. Big Bald stands 1,674 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31641984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99261, -82.61486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Waterfalls: 37
  • Trillium Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Hickey Fork Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Moye Rest: 3.8 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 8.2 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 14.0 mi
  • US Constitution: 14.0 mi
  • Bill of Rights: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 13
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 15.1 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 16.8 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 18.4 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 18.4 mi
  • Friends: 18.4 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 18.4 mi
  • Stream: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • French Broad Rafting: 12.0 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 16.7 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Mountain Gardens: 24.6 mi
  • Terrace garden: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Sugarloaf Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldE 92°1,674 m7.0 mi
Big StampE 90°1,639 m7.0 mi
Upper Haw KnobESE 110°1,492 m7.1 mi
Green Ridge KnobN 354°1,480 m3.6 mi
Camp Creek BaldWNW 291°1,480 m6.0 mi
Gravel KnobN 352°1,478 m4.8 mi
Big ButtN 349°1,467 m5.2 mi
Little Bald MountainWNW 294°1,438 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:21

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1022829 — Sugarloaf Knob, Madison County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809370

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