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Thompson Knob

Thompson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Knob rises to 1,269 m in North Carolina. Mount Pisgah stands 1,744 m to the south, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Forest Heritage Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1269 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.51983, -82.77763

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chestnut Mountain Park: 1.2 mi
  • Berm Park: 2.0 mi
  • Bridge Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sorrells Street Park: 3.7 mi
  • Canton Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Bee Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Bradley Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Slate Rock Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 25
  • Rhododenron Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Stream Garden: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Berm Park: 1.6 mi
  • Chief Junaluska: 10.9 mi
  • E. W. Pearson: 11.7 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 12.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 12.5 mi
Museums: 15
  • Canton Area Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Shook Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Cradle of Forestry: 11.7 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pisgah Picnic: 7.6 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Cold Springs Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 5
Covered bridges: 2
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 4.5 mi
  • Covered Bridge Trail: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Thompson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahS 170°1,744 m6.6 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSSE 165°1,611 m6.9 mi
Twelve O'Clock TopSSW 201°1,464 m3.6 mi
Big Butt MountainNNW 347°1,452 m5.5 mi
Fork MountainS 177°1,452 m6.8 mi
Rocky Face MountainSSW 198°1,420 m4.0 mi
Rockyface MountainN 358°1,396 m4.8 mi
Candler KnobSSE 157°1,381 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1720:1320:50
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3716:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556369737266564639
Precip in3.63.04.04.03.84.24.24.24.42.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Candler 1 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1016121 — Thompson Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357803886

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