Whites Knob
Whites Knob rises to 540 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the east, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31426334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 540 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 11.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 21 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 21 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 21 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shoal Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 3.3 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 4.4 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 3.2 mi
- Simpson Field: 7.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 7.6 mi
- Carbon City Park: 8.6 mi
- Shuey Park: 9.4 mi
- Hall Knob: 1.5 mi
- Swayback Knob: 2.0 mi
- England Knob: 2.1 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 2.4 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.7 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.9 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.9 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 12.5 mi
- Historic Carson House: 15.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 10.7 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 10.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 10.8 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 10.8 mi
- Wild Percussion: 10.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 10.8 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 11.1 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.5 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 15.0 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 20.7 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 12.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 12.3 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.5 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Four Trumpets: 24.8 mi
- Amaryllis Architecturalis: 24.9 mi
- Swimming beach: 10.1 mi
- Boat beach: 10.1 mi
- Gully Pipe: 15.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 15.9 mi
- Fox Den: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 17.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Whites Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | E 99° | 918 m | 2.7 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 92° | 907 m | 3.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | E 93° | 905 m | 2.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 91° | 901 m | 3.2 mi |
| Walker Top | ENE 70° | 886 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | E 96° | 874 m | 5.1 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | E 100° | 870 m | 5.5 mi |
| Skull Knob | ESE 105° | 869 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023223 — Whites Knob, Burke County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809571
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 28 mi
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