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Hickory Knob, North Carolina

Prominence: 960 ft, 293 m

Elevation: 2560+ feet, 780+ meters

True Isolation: 10.18 mi, 16.38 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 2560 - 2580 ft (20-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 2560 ft / 780 m (Range 2560 - 2580 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 59' 48'' N, 81° 19' 42'' W 35.996604, -81.328427 (Dec Deg) 470398 E 3983622 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Alexander (Highest Point) Caldwell Wilkes
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 19 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 18) Selected Trip Reports: 2010-11-28 by Tom Layton 2016-11-26 by Henry Pharr 2019-06-25 by Ben Lostracco 2020-10-03 by Steven Fishback 2020-10-17 by Steven Fishback (GPS Track)
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Prominence

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  Clean Prominence: 960 ft/292 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 1000 ft/304 m
  Key Col: Russell Gap    1600 ft/488 m

Isolation

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   Distance: 10.18 mi/16.38 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 36.0467, -81.1575
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Pores Knob  (ENE)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Piedmont-Southeast Coast
Range4: Piedmont
Range5: Eastern Carolina Piedmont
Range6: Brushy Mountains

Drainage Basins

Yadkin
Pee Dee
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean

Catawba
Wateree
Santee
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean

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