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Weedy Knob

Weedy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Weedy Knob rises to 1,509 m in North Carolina. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Water Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643603, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1509 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.81345, -82.29679

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Falling Water Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Mitchell Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Galvladi Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Guyot Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Split Rock Falls: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 34
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Otway Burns: 7.2 mi
  • Tennis Court: 13.4 mi
  • Spring House: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Friends: 7.1 mi
  • Stream: 7.1 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 7.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 7.1 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 19
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 8.1 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 8.4 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 9.3 mi
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 14.4 mi
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 16
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 3.6 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 5.2 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 19.7 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 19.7 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Weedy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MitchellSSE 152°2,038 m3.8 mi
Mount CraigSE 142°2,023 m3.2 mi
Balsam ConeSE 126°2,007 m2.8 mi
Big TomSE 138°2,002 m3.1 mi
Cattail PeakESE 117°1,986 m2.5 mi
Clingmans PeakS 174°1,981 m5.4 mi
Mount GibbesS 173°1,971 m5.2 mi
Potato KnobS 177°1,946 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1420:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252732415056605954453630
Precip in7.55.67.26.56.15.56.97.78.86.36.26.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mitchell, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1016495 — Weedy Knob, Yancey County, North Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357804016

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