Swayback Knob
Swayback Knob rises to 827 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the east-southeast, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Propst Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 827 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 13.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.5 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 21 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 22 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 23 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Propst Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Icy Knob: 0.7 mi
- England Knob: 1.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 1.2 mi
- Hall Knob: 1.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 2.0 mi
- Simpson Field: 7.1 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 7.7 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 7.7 mi
- Carbon City Park: 8.1 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.7 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 4.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 9.8 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.8 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.9 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 14.5 mi
- Something Rotten: 11.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 11.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 11.9 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 12.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.0 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.6 mi
- Four Trumpets: 23.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 23.8 mi
- Hurricane Bubba: 24.0 mi
- Across the Grain: 24.1 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 9.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 14.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 16.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 11.2 mi
- Boat beach: 11.2 mi
- Fox Den: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 16.3 mi
- Gully Pipe: 16.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 16.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.1 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Swayback Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | ESE 117° | 918 m | 0.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 90° | 907 m | 1.5 mi |
| Propst Mountain | E 95° | 905 m | 0.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 89° | 901 m | 1.2 mi |
| Walker Top | NE 55° | 886 m | 3.2 mi |
| Benn Knob | ESE 121° | 882 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | E 99° | 874 m | 3.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | ESE 105° | 870 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 995771 — Swayback Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357787168
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 26 mi
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