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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 963 m in North Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Forked Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 6.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
963 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.17012, -82.58346

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Slab Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Jenn's Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Wintergreen Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 2.7 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 7.8 mi
  • Etowah School Road Stream Access: 8.7 mi
  • Franklin Park: 9.1 mi
  • Silvermont Mansion Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 5.0 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 5.7 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 5.9 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 5.9 mi
  • Echo Valley Amusement Park chairlift pillar concrete pad: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 46
Gardens: 29
  • Brevard Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Asia Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Trail Roundabout: 18.9 mi
Museums: 23
Attractions: 17
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 4.4 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 5.1 mi
  • M1: 9.5 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleNNE 31°1,148 m4.8 mi
Rich MountainW 275°1,119 m5.6 mi
Stone MountainN 10°1,098 m3.7 mi
Slick Rock MountainW 275°1,086 m5.9 mi
Middle MountainWSW 248°1,044 m6.7 mi
Snaggy MountainNE 42°1,027 m5.5 mi
Coldbranch MountainSW 226°1,016 m7.2 mi
Bradford MountainSW 232°1,011 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1720:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3616:4417:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023004 — Turkey Knob, Henderson County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357809474

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