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Woodcock Knob

Woodcock Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Woodcock Knob rises to 641 m in North Carolina. Grandmother Mountain stands 1,408 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31644560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
641 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.96735, -81.76844

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Phillips Branch Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Harper Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Destiny Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Thorps Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • South Harper Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
Parks
Peaks
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 33
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 3.3 mi
  • Stack Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Linn Cove Viaduct: 9.1 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 10.1 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 12.0 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 15
  • Mortimer memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Avery County Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 12.2 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 11.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Woodcock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grandmother MountainNNW 328°1,408 m7.8 mi
Beacon HeightsNNW 337°1,327 m8.6 mi
Little BaldNW 324°1,307 m7.5 mi
Ball Ground MountainW 272°1,294 m7.4 mi
Gingercake MountainWSW 254°1,262 m7.1 mi
Cranberry KnobW 279°1,258 m6.6 mi
Camp Creek MountainWNW 283°1,254 m8.1 mi
Sitting Bear MountainWSW 249°1,248 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:39
June solstice06:1220:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138475561656459494034
Precip in5.03.95.45.96.06.46.25.86.55.04.24.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809617

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