NORTH CAROLINA LOOKOUTS
BIG KNOB
Madison County
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
DESIGNATION - BIG KNOB LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - FB3805
STATE/COUNTY- NC/MADISON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SAMS GAP (1978)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY NORTH CAROLINA GEODETIC SURVEY 1981
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 6.8 KM (4.2 MI) NORTH OF MARS HILL AND
15.3 KM (9.50 MI) NORTHEAST OF MARSHALL.
PROCEED NORTH ALONG NC 23 FOR 12.2 KM (7.6 MI) FROM THE INTERSECTION
WITH NC 19 (IN EAST MADISON COUNTY), TO SR 1346 ON THE LEFT, THENCE
SOUTH ALONG SR 1346 FOR 2.3 KM (1.45 MI) TO THE END OF STATE
MAINTENANCE AND A GATE. CONTINUE SOUTH FOR 1.6 KM (1.0 MI) ALONG A
GRAVELED ROAD TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND LOOKOUT TOWER.