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Cherokee Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation
581 m
Tallest summit within 16.2 miles
Rich Knob1,295 m · 3.2 mi
Nearest byway
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway16.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:50local time
Coordinates
36.5173, -82.0407
Cherokee Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cherokee Wildlife Management Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded 581 m. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Oak Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

Elevation
581 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cherokee Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobE 101°1,295 m3.2 mi
Grindstone KnobE 97°1,282 m8.7 mi
Holston MountainSSW 206°1,264 m4.6 mi
Holston High KnobSSW 206°1,261 m4.6 mi
Forge MountainE 97°1,249 m15.9 mi
Locust KnobE 96°1,223 m3.4 mi
McQueen KnobENE 60°1,177 m7.7 mi
Doe MountainESE 123°1,163 m11.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1220:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3716:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546370747367564538
Precip in3.83.94.54.44.44.34.73.83.32.83.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 11 mi away.

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