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Windling Stair Knob

Windling Stair Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Windling Stair Knob rises to 1,037 m in North Carolina. Grandmother Mountain stands 1,408 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1037 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.95929, -81.85594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Upper Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Steels Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Newt Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Zig Zag Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Rip Breeches Falls: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 37
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 12.3 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 12.3 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 12.3 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Linville Caverns: 5.4 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 8.1 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 9.0 mi
  • Stack Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 9.6 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 15
  • Mortimer memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Gillespie Gap: 13.1 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Gardens: 13
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
  • Community Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Brown Mountain View: 1.4 mi
  • Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.8 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 8.8 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 9.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Windling Stair Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grandmother MountainN 6°1,408 m7.2 mi
Moore MountainNNW 347°1,344 m8.5 mi
Beacon HeightsN 10°1,327 m8.6 mi
Little BaldN 4°1,307 m6.6 mi
Humpback MountainW 260°1,295 m6.0 mi
Hawshaw MountainNW 323°1,295 m7.5 mi
Buck HillWNW 292°1,295 m8.3 mi
Ball Ground MountainWNW 287°1,294 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809594

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