Three Knobs
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.
The story
Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31642536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,231 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Osborne Knob: 2.1 mi
- Rich Knob: 2.3 mi
- Locust Knob: 2.5 mi
- Stones Knob: 2.7 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Toe River Campground: 5.2 mi
- Brad Regan Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 7.6 mi
- Clock Park: 7.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 5.4 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 6.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 8.1 mi
- Historic Carson House: 9.9 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 11.5 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 7.7 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 7.7 mi
- The Market on Oak: 7.7 mi
- Stream: 11.4 mi
- Friends: 11.4 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Terrace garden: 4.8 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- 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
- Hemphill Spring: 10.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.9 mi
- Gully Pipe: 13.2 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 13.5 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 18.5 mi
- Rocky Knob: 11.9 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 14.9 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 15.4 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 7.7 mi
- Boat beach: 15.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 15.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Three Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | WSW 243° | 2,038 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | WSW 248° | 2,023 m | 7.6 mi |
| Balsam Cone | WSW 253° | 2,007 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Tom | WSW 249° | 2,002 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cattail Peak | WSW 258° | 1,986 m | 6.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 259° | 1,942 m | 6.7 mi |
| Celo Knob | WNW 290° | 1,922 m | 6.7 mi |
| Horse Rock | WNW 288° | 1,893 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 3 mi away.
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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