Big Rough Knob
Big Rough Knob is a peak in Township of Carey’s Flat, Avery, North Carolina and has an elevation of 4,042 feet. Big Rough Knob is situated nearby to the neighborhood Linville Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Roseborough.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bee Mountain and Pixie Mountain.
Bee Mountain
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Bee Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and is wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 2,946 feet. The mountain generates feeder streams for the Catawba River.
Pixie Mountain
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pixie Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, in the community of Linville. Its elevation reaches 4,058 feet. The mountain is adjacent to the Linville River.
Grandmother Gap
Mountain saddle
Grandmother Gap is a mountain pass in North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, between Grandmother Mountain and Beacon Heights, east of Linville and nearby Grandfather Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linville Historic District and Linville.
Linville Historic District
Neighborhood
Linville Historic District is a historic school campus and national historic district located at Linville, Avery County, North Carolina. It encompasses 96 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures in the historic core of Linville.
Linville
Village
Linville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 283.
Grandfather
Village
Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It is the namesake of Grandfather Mountain. The village is a fully gated community within Grandfather Golf and Country Club, located along NC 105.
Big Rough Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,042 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Township of Carey’s Flat, Avery, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.04874° or 36° 2′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.84233° or 81° 50′ 32″ westElevation
4,042 feet (1,232 metres)Open location code
868W25X5+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 357806538OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Big Rough Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Rough Knob”
- Dutch: “Big Rough Knob”
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