Wildcat Knob
Wildcat Knob rises to 1,040 m in North Carolina. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Carson Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1040 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 8.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Craggy Gardens · 5 mi
- Craggy Pinnacle Summit · 5 mi
- Lower Overlook · 5 mi
- Craggy Dome Scenic Overlook (MP 364.5) · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carson Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Haw Knob: 1.4 mi
- Burt Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Jess Knob: 1.9 mi
- North Buncombe District Park: 6.5 mi
- Main Street Nature Park: 7.5 mi
- Karpen Soccer Fields: 7.6 mi
- Mars Hill Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Lake Louise Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Douglas Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 5.1 mi
- Walker Falls: 5.2 mi
- Glassmine Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lake Louise Falls: 8.4 mi
- Tennis Court: 6.0 mi
- Spring House: 6.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 6.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Lodge: 6.1 mi
- Caretaker's Cabin: 6.1 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.1 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 9.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 12.4 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 12.7 mi
- Deco Gecko: 12.7 mi
- Passage: 12.8 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.1 mi
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 11.9 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 12.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 0.9 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 2.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 12.0 mi
- Ironland: 12.7 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 15.8 mi
- Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area: 4.2 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.9 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.5 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 18.2 mi
- Vann Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Baxter Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 13.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.2 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 21.5 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 23.9 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Lost Cove: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Wildcat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craggy Dome | SE 128° | 1,853 m | 5.6 mi |
| Craggy Pinnacle | SE 134° | 1,780 m | 5.3 mi |
| Snowball Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,626 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bearpen Knob | SE 143° | 1,603 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lane Pinnacle | SSE 165° | 1,583 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rich Knob | S 179° | 1,500 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hawkbill Rock | SSE 153° | 1,499 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | S 172° | 1,493 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:41 | 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 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N FK 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1023243 — Wildcat Knob, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357809581
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 14 mi
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