Turkey Knob
Turkey Knob rises to 890 m in North Carolina. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Privett Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. New River Valley Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4844261.
Wikidata Q31642840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 890 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 10 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 10 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 11 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Privett Knob: 2.9 mi
- Penitentiary Hill: 3.0 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 3.4 mi
- Shoal Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.1 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 7.4 mi
- Crouse Park: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
- Family Central: 13.6 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Incredible Falls: 12.6 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 13.0 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Widows Falls: 14.7 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 11.0 mi
- Listening Rock: 15.1 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 15.5 mi
- US 21 overlook: 19.4 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 15.0 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 15.5 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 18.9 mi
- Forestry Center: 23.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 9.6 mi
- Alligator Back: 10.0 mi
- Devils Garden: 12.0 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 21.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 22.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 16.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 17.0 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | N 358° | 1,418 m | 7.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 358° | 1,417 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 29° | 1,380 m | 8.9 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,380 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | N 10° | 1,356 m | 7.5 mi |
| High Knob | N 349° | 1,266 m | 12.6 mi |
| Big Ridge | N 360° | 1,259 m | 9.0 mi |
| Razor Ridge | NW 324° | 1,250 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta 3.5 SSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357812805
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