Jones Knob
Jones Knob is a peak in Reems Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,061 feet. Jones Knob is situated nearby to the hamlet Rattlesnake Lodge, as well as near Pleasant Grove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bull Gap and Vance Cemetery.
Bull Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bull Gap is a mountain pass on Bull Mountain, part of the Great Craggy Mountains. Though the Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't go through the gap, it is the most immediate to it and is accessible by hiking.
Vance Cemetery
Cemetery
Vance Cemetery is a cemetery at the end of Vance Cemetery Road in Weaverville, North Carolina. The cemetery opened in 1813 when the namesake David Vance, Sr. was buried.
Craven Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Craven Gap is a mountain pass between Peach Knob and Rice Knob, part of the Elk Mountains and Great Craggy Mountains. NC 694 connects with the Blue Ridge Parkway at the gap, where it provides direct access to downtown Asheville.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weaverville and Stocksville.
Weaverville
Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
Stocksville
Hamlet
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stocksville is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of Old Mars Hill Highway and Murphy Hill Road, near the I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. North Buncombe High School is located nearby. Stocksville is situated 6 miles northwest of Jones Knob.
Flat Creek
Hamlet
Photo: JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flat Creek is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, located along Old Mars Hill Highway, near the Future I-26/US 19/US 23 interchange. The community is named after Flat Creek, a tributary of the French Broad River. Flat Creek is situated 6 miles northwest of Jones Knob.
Jones Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,061 feet
- Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Reems Creek Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.679° or 35° 40′ 44″ northLongitude
-82.48874° or 82° 29′ 20″ westElevation
3,061 feet (933 metres)Open location code
867VMGH6+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 357807853OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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“Jones Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jones Knob”
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