Howard Knob
Howard Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, located in the town of Boone. According to the US Geological Survey, the mountain's proper name is Howard Knob, but it is known to locals and tourists as Howard's Knob.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Jones House and United States Post Office.
Jones House
Community center
Photo: WaterandGlass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jones House is a historic home located at Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, cubic, Colonial Revival / Queen Anne style frame dwelling.
United States Post Office
Post office
Photo: G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
US Post Office-Boone is a historic post office building located at Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A.
Varsity Gymnasium
Sports venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Varsity Gymnasium is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Boone, North Carolina. It opened in 1968 and was home to the Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams, until the Holmes Center opened in 2000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boone and Meat Camp.
Boone
Photo: Vlmastra, Public domain.
Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.
Meat Camp
Hamlet
Meat Camp is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It is supposedly named after a primitive packing house used by hunters since before the Revolutionary War. Meat Camp is situated 4½ miles north of Howard Knob.
Silverstone
Hamlet
Silverstone is an unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Silverstone is situated 6 miles northwest of Howard Knob.
Howard Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,396 feet
- Description: mountain in the United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: New River Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.23096° or 36° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
-81.67622° or 81° 40′ 34″ westElevation
4,396 feet (1,340 metres)Open location code
868W68JF+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 357802171OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Howard Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Howard Knob (bukid sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina)”
- Cebuano: “Howard Knob”
- Dutch: “Howard Knob”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هوارد كنوب”
- French: “Howard Knob”
- German: “Howard Knob”
- Ladin: “Howard Knob”
- Urdu: “ہووارڈ نوب”
- “Howard Knob”
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