Walnut Knob
Walnut Knob rises to 826 m in North Carolina. Hap Mountain stands 1,233 m to the southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sodom Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31643368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 826 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 6.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 8.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 11.1 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 4 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 22 mi
- Bull Creek Valley Overlook (MP 373.8) · 23 mi
- Lane Pinnacle Overlook (MP 372.1) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sodom Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lonesome Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.4 mi
- Turkeypen Knob: 2.9 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
- Barnard Park: 3.9 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Needles Falls: 2.9 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 7.4 mi
- Kelly Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 7.9 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 3.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 4.3 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 7.7 mi
- US Constitution: 7.7 mi
- Bill of Rights: 7.7 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Vann Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 9.3 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 19.0 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 19.0 mi
- Doak House Museum: 19.4 mi
- Passage: 23.5 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 23.5 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 23.5 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 23.5 mi
- Deco Gecko: 23.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 8.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 17.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 23.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 3.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 18.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 20.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 22.0 mi
- Ironland: 23.5 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Overlook Access: 7.8 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 8.2 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 21.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 24.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Walnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hap Mountain | SW 214° | 1,233 m | 7.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 11° | 1,211 m | 7.7 mi |
| Richland Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,189 m | 7.5 mi |
| Zade Knob | E 88° | 1,128 m | 8.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,123 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 310° | 1,118 m | 3.6 mi |
| High Knob | E 93° | 1,102 m | 4.2 mi |
| Devils Den Mountain | E 91° | 1,094 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357803988
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 24 mi
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