Peak · North Carolina
Wolf Knob
Wolf Knob rises to 975 m in North Carolina. Candler Knob stands 1,381 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is LR 606, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31644387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 975 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.50185, -82.63887
- 2.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Drovers Road
Overlooks nearby
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 3 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 3 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 3 mi
- View Chesnut Cove · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- LR 606: 0.6 mi
- Little Hickory Top: 0.8 mi
- Rice Pinnacle: 1.3 mi
- Stradley Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hickory Top: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Beaverdam Wildlife Restoration Area: 0.9 mi
- Powhatan Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- North Carolina Arboretum: 1.7 mi
- Hominy Valley Park: 2.5 mi
- Bent Creek River Park: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Bee Branch Falls: 7.1 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bradley Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Thompson Ridge Falls: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Ferin Fire Tower: 3.5 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 7.9 mi
- Anne Penland: 8.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.1 mi
- Young Men's Institute: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 28
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 1.5 mi
- Holly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 1.7 mi
- Stream Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 18
- Antler Hill Village: 4.9 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 6.9 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 7.9 mi
- Ironland: 8.0 mi
Museums: 17
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 8.0 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 8.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 8.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 8.2 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Statue of Diana: 5.7 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 6.4 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.5 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 6.5 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 15.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 8.5 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 14.4 mi
- High Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 8.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 16.4 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Mountain Springs Lane: 6.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 1.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Wolf Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candler Knob | SW 227° | 1,381 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stony Bald | SW 228° | 1,363 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rich Gap Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,230 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SW 228° | 1,221 m | 5.1 mi |
| Shell Knob | SW 228° | 1,221 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ferrin Knob | SSW 214° | 1,211 m | 3.5 mi |
| Young Pisgah Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,197 m | 3.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,185 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville 8 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357809604
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