Swenk Knob
Swenk Knob rises to 517 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31426174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 517 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 18.7 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 28.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 27 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 29 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 29 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.0 mi
- Dogwood Stamp Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Butler Knob: 2.2 mi
- High Rock: 2.6 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 1.3 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 1.3 mi
- George Hildebeand Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Casar Park: 6.1 mi
- Methodist Park: 8.2 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.6 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.9 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 11.0 mi
- Metcalfe Station-Lawndale Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 1.1 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper High Shoals Falls: 1.7 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 1.8 mi
- Beautimos Falls: 4.9 mi
- Historic Beginnings: 17.5 mi
- Martin Luther: 18.4 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
- Four Trumpets: 21.7 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 21.7 mi
- Lake Hickory Attractions: 14.7 mi
- Something Rotten: 19.3 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 19.3 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 19.3 mi
- Wild Percussion: 19.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 10.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Old Hickory Tavern: 17.5 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 19.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 11.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.3 mi
- Fox Den: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 12.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.4 mi
- Boat beach: 18.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Swenk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | W 276° | 918 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | W 279° | 907 m | 7.5 mi |
| Propst Mountain | W 277° | 905 m | 8.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 278° | 901 m | 7.8 mi |
| Walker Top | WNW 295° | 886 m | 7.0 mi |
| Benn Knob | SW 231° | 882 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 276° | 874 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | W 272° | 870 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:38 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809385
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 18 mi
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