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Dog Loser Knob

North Carolina

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Dog Loser Knob is a summit in Shining Rock Wilderness, part of the Pisgah Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina. The nearest town is Brevard, about 11 miles away. The closest trail is the Little East Fork Trail, 0.7 miles away, with Graveyard Ridge about 1.9 miles off. Climbers can find Victory Wall about 3.1 miles away, and Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campgrounds sits about 3.4 miles from the knob.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

5,737 ft

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Dog Loser Knob

North Carolina

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Brevard, North Carolina · 11 mi

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Pisgah Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Dog Loser Knob open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in National Forests in North Carolina. It doesn't name Dog Loser Knob, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · National Forests in North Carolina. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.