Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 1,246 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poplar Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31642866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,246 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 7.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Poplar Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sassafras Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 0.8 mi
- Tritt Knob: 1.1 mi
- Nellies Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lichen Falls: 1.2 mi
- Red Butt Falls: 1.2 mi
- Elbow Falls: 1.4 mi
- Coolidge Falls: 1.6 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Access Area: 2.7 mi
- Canada Community Park: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Lake Access: 5.4 mi
- Cashiers Village Green Park: 6.9 mi
- McKinney Meadow: 7.2 mi
- River Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 4.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Onion Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 10.3 mi
- Catamount Statue: 12.3 mi
- Camp John Rock: 14.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 9.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 13.0 mi
- M1: 16.7 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 18.0 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 12.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.3 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 15.8 mi
- Transylvania Heritage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 17.8 mi
- Ear: 11.8 mi
- Chalice: 12.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 12.2 mi
- Moai Statue: 16.9 mi
- Sylva Mural: 16.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Brevard Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.1 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 21.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 1.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 16.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.2 mi
- Moody Spring: 17.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxaway Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,452 m | 4.6 mi |
| Cold Mountain | SE 127° | 1,414 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,406 m | 3.7 mi |
| Glassyrock Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,404 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Hogback Mountain | S 171° | 1,392 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | S 171° | 1,386 m | 3.6 mi |
| Laurel Knob | SW 215° | 1,380 m | 3.0 mi |
| Neddie Knob | N 11° | 1,371 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809477
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