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Whitted Knob

Whitted Knob, a peak in North Carolina
Whitted Knob, a peak in North CarolinaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Whitted Knob, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Whitted Knob rises to 957 m in North Carolina. Lane Pinnacle stands 1,583 m to the east-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamburg Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31643996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
957 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.71789, -82.53291

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Main Street Nature Park: 2.1 mi
  • North Buncombe District Park: 2.2 mi
  • Karpen Soccer Fields: 2.4 mi
  • Lake Louise Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Ledges Whitewater Park: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Historic sites: 36
  • Swimming Pool: 5.5 mi
  • Tennis Court: 5.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Lodge: 5.5 mi
  • The Den: 5.5 mi
  • Spring House: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Italian Garden: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 16
  • Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Rural Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 8.4 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.5 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 15.4 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Murray Branch Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Whitted Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lane PinnacleESE 112°1,583 m6.7 mi
Rich KnobESE 118°1,500 m5.6 mi
Hawkbill RockE 97°1,499 m6.7 mi
Wolfden KnobESE 114°1,493 m6.2 mi
Bull MountainESE 116°1,473 m5.9 mi
Little Snowball MountainE 88°1,440 m5.7 mi
Rocky KnobESE 124°1,433 m5.7 mi
Richland MountainESE 118°1,429 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1520:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809575

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