Elk Knob (Watauga County, North Carolina)

{{Short description|Mountain in North Carolina, United States}}

{{about|the mountain||Elk Knob (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Elk Knob

| photo =

| photo_caption =

| elevation_ft = 5538

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| prominence = {{Convert|1000|ft|m|0}}{{cite web |url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=18539|title=Elk Knob - Peakbagger.com|access-date=2011-09-10}}

| map = USA North Carolina

| map_caption = Location in North Carolina

| map_size = 200

| label_position = right

| location = Watauga County, North Carolina, U.S.

| range = Blue Ridge Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|36|19|38|N|81|40|36|W|type:mountain_region:US_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1020122|name=Elk Knob|access-date=2011-09-10}}

| topo = USGS Zionville

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

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Elk Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, north of the community of Meat Camp. Its elevation reaches {{Convert|5538|ft|m|0}}.

The mountain is the headwaters of the North Fork New River and feeder creeks to the South Fork New River (via Meat Camp Creek{{cite gnis|id=989698|name=Meat Camp Creek|access-date=2011-09-10}}). The mountain is home to Elk Knob State Park. Elk Knob is partially formed by amphibolites of the Ashe Metamorphic Suite and Alligator Back Metamorphic suite.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-19|title=Geologic map of North Carolina|url=https://ncdenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=a8281cbd24b84239b29cd2ca798d4a10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006235123/https://ncdenr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=a8281cbd24b84239b29cd2ca798d4a10 |archive-date=2018-10-06 }}