Peak · North Carolina
Tater Knob
Tater Knob rises to 998 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the east-northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Drovers Road runs past it.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31642284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 998 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.49067, -82.35595
- On the Drovers Road
- 4.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 8.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 1 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Exclamation Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ferguson Peak: 0.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Pastures: 1.2 mi
- Little Pisgah Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Burntshirt Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Bearwallow Mountain: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.8 mi
- Tom's Falls: 2.7 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.1 mi
- Broad River Falls: 4.4 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 4.4 mi
Parks
- The Gathering Place: 6.9 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 7.1 mi
- Edneyville Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 7.4 mi
- Morse Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 0.2 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 9.1 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 13.0 mi
- Overlook Castle: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 26
- Columbarium Garden: 6.8 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Spring Garden: 11.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.4 mi
Museums: 23
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 8.9 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.6 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 13.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 13.1 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 17
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.6 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 10.8 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.4 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.9 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.6 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.1 mi
- Statue of Diana: 11.3 mi
- Wake: 13.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.4 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.8 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.7 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 21.6 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 23.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Tater Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,341 m | 1.5 mi |
| Jesses High Top | N 360° | 1,326 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Windy | N 11° | 1,321 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Knob | N 7° | 1,291 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | S 181° | 1,281 m | 2.1 mi |
| High Top | NNE 14° | 1,263 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | NNW 340° | 1,231 m | 6.3 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | ENE 66° | 1,225 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809400
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