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Three Knobs

Three Knobs, a peak in North Carolina
Three Knobs, a peak in North CarolinaThomson200 · CC0
Three Knobs, a peak in North Carolina
Thomson200 · CC0
Three Knobs, a peak in North Carolina
Thomson200 · CC0

Three Knobs rises to 1,231 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Crabtree Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31642536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1231 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.81873, -82.13651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Crabtree Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Bon Ami Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Camp Celo Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Whiteoak Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Peaks
Parks: 60
  • Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Toe River Campground: 5.2 mi
  • Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 6.4 mi
  • Brad Regan Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Gillespie Gap: 5.3 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.3 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 11.3 mi
  • Otway Burns: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 4.9 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 6.1 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 12.7 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 13.1 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 13.4 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Art & Frame Store: 7.7 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 7.7 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 7.7 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 7.7 mi
  • Stream: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 8.0 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Woods Walk: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.0 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Three Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellWSW 243°2,038 m8.1 mi
Mount CraigWSW 248°2,023 m7.6 mi
Balsam ConeWSW 253°2,007 m7.0 mi
Big TomWSW 249°2,002 m7.4 mi
Cattail PeakWSW 258°1,986 m6.9 mi
Potato HillW 259°1,942 m6.7 mi
Celo KnobWNW 290°1,922 m6.7 mi
Horse RockWNW 288°1,893 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1320:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3616:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744526066696863534337
Precip in5.94.65.36.05.95.85.85.66.04.34.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1016133 — Three Knobs, McDowell County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357803891

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